A system and method for configuring an integrated information system through a common user interface are provided. A user accesses a graphical user interface and selects client, premises, location, monitoring device, and processing rule information. The graphical user interface transmits the user selection to a processing server, which configures one or more monitoring devices according to the user selections.
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0. 26. A method for configuring monitoring devices through a central interface, the method comprising:
obtaining a user selection of a location;
obtaining a user selection of at least one monitoring device associated with the location wherein the location is one of multitude of locations at multiple premises;
obtaining a user selection of at least one processing rule associated with the user selection of at least one monitoring device; and
wherein the selection of the at least one processing rule includes a user selection of one or more notification acceptors to notify in accordance with a hierarchy of communication mediums upon the occurrence of a rule violation;
configuring an integrated information system according to the user selection of the at least one monitoring device and the at least one processing rule;
wherein the user selection of the location, at least one monitoring device, at least one processing rule and one or more notification acceptors is obtained from a common user interface.
1. In an integrated information system in communication with a number of monitoring devices, a method for configuring the monitoring devices through a central interface, the method comprising:
obtaining a user selection of at least one client associated with the integrated information system;
obtaining a user selection of at least one premises associated with the user selection of at least one client, within the integrated information system;
obtaining a user selection of at least one location wherein the user selection of at least one location is associated with an identifiable attribute of the user selection of at least one premises;
obtaining a user selection of at least one monitoring device associated with the user selection of at least one location;
obtaining a user selection of at least one processing rule associated with the user selection of at least one monitoring device; and
configuring the integrated information system according to the user selection of at least one client, premises, location, monitoring device and processing rule data;
wherein the user selection of at least one client, premises, location, monitoring device and processing rule data is obtained from a common user interface.
25. In an integrated information system in communication with a number of monitoring devices and including a computer system having a display and user input device, a method for configuring the monitoring devices through a central interface, the method comprising:
generating a common user interface, wherein the common user interface receives a plurality of input from a user;
obtaining a user selection of at least one client associated with the integrated information system from the common user interface;
obtaining a user selection of at least one premises associated with the user selection of at least one client from the common user interface;
obtaining a user selection of at least one location from the common user interface, wherein the user selection of at least one location is associated with an identifiable attribute of a premises;
obtaining a user selection of at least one monitoring device associated with the user selection of at least one location from the common user interface;
obtaining a user selection of at least one processing rule associated with the user selection of at least one monitoring device from the common user interface; and
transmitting the user selection of at least one client, premises, location, monitoring device and processing rule to a server, wherein the server configures the integrated information system according to the user selection of at least one client, premises, location, monitoring device and processing rule.
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0. 27. The method as recited in claim 26, wherein obtaining a user selection of at least one monitoring device includes obtaining a user selection of at least one client associated with the integrated information system.
0. 28. The method as recited in claim 26, wherein obtaining a user selection of at least one monitoring device includes obtaining a threshold that establishes when a violation of the at least one processing rule will occur.
0. 29. The method as recited in claim 27, wherein obtaining a user selection of the at least one client includes authorizing the at least one client to accept a notification of a processing rule violation.
0. 30. The method as recited in claim 26, wherein obtaining the user selection of at least one monitoring device includes identifying an attribute associated with the user selection of the location from one of multitude of locations at multiple premises.
0. 31. The method as recited in claim 26, wherein obtaining the user selection of the location includes identifying an attribute associated with the at least one processing rule.
0. 32. The method as recited in claim 26, wherein obtaining the user selection of at least one monitoring device includes a user selection of all monitoring devices associated with the location.
0. 33. The method as recited in claim 26, wherein the user selection of at least one processing rule includes a specification of a comparison of collected data to information stored in a database.
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This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/967,485, filed Sep. 28, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,748,343, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/236,282, filed Sep. 28, 2000, entitled SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING AN INTEGRATED INFORMATION SYSTEM, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/281,256, filed Apr. 3, 2001, entitled METHOD AND PROCESS FOR CONFIGURING A PREMISES FOR MONITORING, which are hereby incorporated by reference.
In general, the present invention relates to electronic hardware and computer software, and in particular, to a method and process for configuring a premises for the installation of monitoring devices.
Generally described, electronic security systems are configured to provide a wide range of security services in both residential and commercial settings. The types of monitoring devices utilized by a particular security system to perform the system service depend greatly on the sophistication of the security system configuration and the overall function of the security system. A majority of conventional security systems include intrusion detecting devices, such as door or window contacts, glass break detectors, motion detectors and the like. In a commercial setting, closed-circuit television (“CCTV”), badging systems, asset tracking, and access control devices and sensors are also utilized.
The configuration of the security system is based on the function the system will serve. For example, in one aspect, a typical electronic security system may be used to provide smoke, fire, and/or carbon monoxide detection. Accordingly, the system would utilize one or more smoke, fire and/or carbon monoxide detectors within one or more locations on the premises. In another aspect, the security system may also be utilized to provide motion or access detection as well as general video and audio monitoring of the premises. Accordingly, the system would utilize ingress or egress sensors and/or video cameras within the premises.
While the conventional art generally discloses utilizing multiple monitoring devices to perform various functions, conventional systems are deficient in data management functionality and integration. Security data from different monitoring device types is generally not integrated to affect the system reporting and control. Instead, the conventional security system is built around independent stand-alone devices that require human control and interpretation.
In one security configuration, contract or in-house security guard and patrol services are employed in a range of industrial commercial, public and private settings. The primary functions of the security guard may include direct visual surveillance, the monitoring of security cameras or other security devices, a reception or access control and authorization function, and incident response. A security guard may also be used to monitor a number of CCTV screens arranged in a bank formation. Accordingly, the security guard accepts the variety of inputs and makes a determination of a security alert, such as an unauthorized entrance.
The use of dedicated monitoring services, such as security guards, is generally prohibitively expensive and unavailable for a majority of individuals and businesses. Additionally, if the guard is distracted, absent or inattentive, a security event may go unreported. Furthermore, the monitoring device data, such as the CCTV data, is typically available only to the dedicated premises monitor and cannot be utilized concurrently by additional users, such as a remote monitor, a quality control supervisor, the owner of the premises, or emergency or public safety authorities. Moreover, a single security guard may not be capable of processing all of the possible monitoring data sources simultaneously, thereby reducing the effectiveness of multiple monitoring devices.
Another security system configuration utilizes external monitors to provide the security services. Generally described, external monitoring systems are more cost effective than a dedicated on-premises monitor. However, most external monitoring systems have a limited effectiveness in being unable to extensively provide and/or review detailed security information. For example, most conventional external monitoring systems cannot incur the expense of providing a sufficient amount of communication bandwidth to transmit continuous video/audio feeds from every monitored premises. Accordingly, if the external monitoring service detects an unauthorized entry into a premises, such as through a signal from a detecting device, the monitoring service typically dispatches emergency or public safety authorities to investigate and determine the extent of the detected event. In a vast majority of cases, the alarm is false and the premises owner incurs a fine for having the authorities verify the incident. Additionally, in the event of an actual emergency, the monitoring service cannot provide the public safety authorities with sufficient information to assess the situation with monitoring devices, thereby putting the authorities at greater risk.
Similar to the dedicated on-premises monitoring, the remote monitoring service also cannot concurrently process the device information to multiple authorized users for various purposes. For example, a premises owner may need to access video data to locate a pet within the premises, while emergency or public safety personnel would need to access the same video data to identify the location of a victim. In both cases, the monitoring service likely cannot provide the information to the user on a wide scale basis.
Some conventional security system configurations attempt to integrate at least some security monitoring devices to better detect alarm conditions from a remote user. For example, a security system monitor (either remote or on-premises) may detect an unauthorized entry from a motion detector and confirm it by utilizing a video camera. Generally, however, these systems are directed towards a combination of video surveillance and are limited into being processed solely for the detection of an intrusion or the verification of an intrusion. These systems generally cannot accept additional non-security information inputs that relate generally to the management of the premises and that are outside of the scope of conventional security monitoring. Moreover, these systems are deficient in that the data cannot be processed concurrently or distributed to multiple authorized users. Additionally, the monitoring devices used for these functions are often produced by different manufacturers and employ manufacturer-specific communications protocols. The monitoring devices are typically not configured to be accessible through a common access point for reporting and control. Accordingly, most of the monitoring devices are installed within a premises as independent sub-systems of a security system. The configuration of each of these systems, and often of each of the devices within a system, requires a separate configuration and installation process.
In addition to the lack of integration, the sub-systems generally have minimal operability as such, and any updates or modifications to the system typically require the removal and replacement of a wiring panel connected to the monitoring device. Accordingly, the costs associated with cumbersome installations and modifications are formidable. Security end-users desiring a system upgrade or modification are generally faced with the cost of removing an old system so that a change can be made. The replacement cost is further scaled for enterprise type monitoring systems that could require an update of a large number of monitoring devices.
Thus, there is a need for a system and method for communicating configuration and installation information to a diversified group of monitoring devices through a common access point of an integrated information system.
A system and method for configuring an integrated information system through a common user interface are provided. A user accesses a graphical user interface and selects client, premises, location, monitoring device, and processing rule information. The graphical user interface transmits the user selection to a processing server, which configures one or more monitoring devices according to the user selections.
In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, a method for configuring monitoring devices through a central interface is provided. The method can be implemented in an integrated information system in communication with a number of monitoring devices. A central server obtains a selection of at least one client associated with the integrated information system, a selection of at least one premises associated with the selected client, within the integrated information system, a selection of at least one location wherein the selected location is associated with an identifiable attribute of a premises, a selection of one or more monitoring devices associated with the selected location, and a selection of one or more processing rules associated with one or more selected monitoring devices. The central server configures the integrated information system according to the selected client, premises, location, monitoring device and processing rule data. The client, premises, location, monitoring device and processing rule data selections are obtained from a common user interface.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, a method for configuring monitoring devices through a central interface is provided. The method may be implemented in an integrated information system in communication with a number of monitoring devices and including a computer system having a display and user input device. A computing device displays on the computer system display a set of available integrated information system clients and obtains a selection from the user input device of at least one client associated with the integrated information system. The computing device then displays on the computer system display a set of available premises corresponding to the selected client and obtains a selection from the user input device of at least premises associated with the selected client. The computing device also displays on the computer system display a set of available locations corresponding to the selected premises, wherein the selected location defines an identifiable attribute of the selected premises and obtains a selection from the user input device of at least one location corresponding to the selected premises. The computing device further displays on the computer system display a set of available monitoring devices corresponding to the selected locations and obtains a selection from the user input device of one or more monitoring devices corresponding to the selected location. The computing device then displays on the computer system display a set of processing rules associated with each selected monitoring device and obtains a selection from the user input device of one or more processing rules associated with each selected monitoring device, wherein the selected processing rule can include a default processing rule. The computing device transmits the selected client, premises, location, monitoring device and processing rule data for configuration of the integrated information system. The selected client, premises, location, monitoring device and processing rule data is obtained from a common user interface.
In accordance with a further aspect of the present invention, an integrated information system is provided. The integrated information system includes one or more monitoring devices operable to obtain and transmit monitoring data corresponding to a specified premises. The integrated information system also includes at least one processing server operable to communicate with the one or more monitoring devices. The processing server is further operable to configure each monitoring device. The integrated information system further includes a computer display operable to generate a user interface for obtaining a user selection of client, premises, location, monitoring device, and processing rule data and to transmit the data to the processing server. The processing server configures the monitoring devices according to the client, premises, location, monitoring device and processing rule data obtained from the user interface.
The foregoing aspects and many of the attendant advantages of this invention will become more readily appreciated as the same become better understood by reference to the following detailed description, when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
As described above, aspects of the present invention are embodied in a World Wide Web (“WWW” or “Web”) site accessible via the Internet. As is well known to those skilled in the art, the term “Internet” refers to the collection of networks and routers that use the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (“TCP/IP”) to communicate with one another. A representative section of the Internet 20 is shown in
Furthermore, computers 28 and other related electronic devices can be remotely connected to either the LANs 24 or the WAN 26 via a modem and temporary telephone or wireless link. It will be appreciated that the Internet 20 comprises a vast number of such interconnected networks, computers, and routers and that only a small, representative section of the Internet 20 is shown in
The Internet has recently seen explosive growth by virtue of its ability to link computers located throughout the world. As the Internet has grown, so has the WWW. As is appreciated by those skilled in the art, the WWW is a vast collection of interconnected or “hypertext” documents written in HyperText Markup Language (“HTML”) or other markup languages, which are electronically stored at “WWW sites” or “Web sites” throughout the Internet. Other interactive hypertext environments may include proprietary environments, such as those provided in America Online or other online service providers, as well as the “wireless Web” provided by various wireless networking providers, especially those in the cellular phone industry. It will be appreciated that the present invention could apply in any such interactive hypertext environments; however, for purposes of discussion, the Web is used as an exemplary interactive hypertext environment with regard to the present invention.
A Web site is a server/computer connected to the Internet that has massive storage capabilities for storing hypertext documents and that runs administrative software for handling requests for those stored hypertext documents. Embedded within a hypertext document are a number of hyperlinks, i.e., highlighted portions of text that link the document to another hypertext document possibly stored at a Web site elsewhere on the Internet. Each hyperlink is assigned a Uniform Resource Locator (“URL”) that provides the exact location of the linked document on a server connected to the Internet and describes the document. Thus, whenever a hypertext document is retrieved from any Web server, the document is considered retrieved from the World Wide Web. Known to those skilled in the art, a Web server may also include facilities for storing and transmitting application programs, such as application programs written in the JAVA® programming language from Sun Microsystems, for execution on a remote computer. Likewise, a Web server may also include facilities for executing scripts and other application programs on the Web server itself.
A consumer or other remote access user may retrieve hypertext documents from the World Wide Web via a Web browser program. A Web browser, such as Netscape's NAVIGATOR® or Microsoft's Internet Explorer, is a software application program for providing a graphical user interface to the WWW. Upon request from the consumer via the Web browser, the Web browser locates and retrieves the desired hypertext document from the appropriate Web server using the URL for the document and the HTTP protocol. HTTP is a higher-level protocol than TCP/IP and is designed specifically for the requirements of the WWW. HTTP runs on top of TCP/IP to transfer hypertext documents between server and client computers. The WWW browser may also retrieve programs from the Web server, such as JAVA applets, for execution on the client computer.
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In an illustrative embodiment of the present invention, the integrated information system 200 includes one or more premises servers 202 located on any number of premises 204. The premises server 202 communicates with one or more monitoring devices 206. In an illustrative embodiment, the monitoring devices 206 can include smoke, fire and carbon monoxide detectors. The monitoring devices 206 can also include door and window contacts, glass break detectors, motion sensors, audio detectors and/or infrared detectors. Still further, the monitoring devices 206 can include computer network monitors, voice identification devices, card readers, video cameras, still cameras, microphones and/or fingerprint, facial, retinal, or other biometric identification devices. Still further, the monitoring devices 206 can include conventional panic buttons, global positioning satellite (“GPS”) locators, other geographic locators, medical indicators, and vehicle information systems. The monitoring devices 206 can also be integrated with other existing information systems, such as inventory control systems, accounting systems, or the like. The premises server 202 can also maintain a device interface database for translating standard protocol-encoded tasks into device specific commands as will be explained in greater detail below. Alternatively, the premises server 202 may be in communication with a separate device server that maintains the device interface database. It will be apparent to one skilled in the relevant art that additional or alternative monitoring devices 206 may be practiced with the present invention.
The premises server 202 also communicates with one or more output devices 208. In an illustrative embodiment, the output devices 208 can include audio speakers, display or other audio/visual displays. The output devices 208 may also include electrical or electro-mechanical devices that allow the system to perform actions. The output devices 208 can include computer system interfaces, telephone interfaces, wireless interfaces, door and window locking mechanisms, aerosol sprayers, and the like. As will be readily understood by one skilled in the art, the type of output device 208 is associated primarily with the type of action the system produces. Accordingly, additional or alternative output devices 208 are considered to be within the scope of the present invention.
The premises server 202 is in communication with a central server 210. Generally described, the central server 210 obtains the various monitoring device data, processes the data, and outputs the data to one or more authorized users. In an illustrative embodiment, the communication between the central server 210 and the premises server 202 is remote and two-way. One skilled in the relevant art will understand that the premises server 202 may be remote from the premises or may omitted altogether. In such an alternative embodiment, the monitoring devices 206 transmit the monitoring data to a remote premises server 202 or alternatively, they transmit the monitoring data directly to the central server 210. Alternatively, one skilled in the relevant art will also appreciate that the premises server 202 may also perform one or more of the functions illustrated for the central server 210.
Also in communication with the central server 210 is a central database 212. In an illustrative embodiment, the central database 212 includes a variety of databases including an event logs database 214, an asset rules database 216, a resource rules database 218, an asset inventory database 220, a resource inventory database 222, an event rules database 224, and an active events database 226. The utilization of some of the individual databases within the central database will be explained in greater detail below. As will be readily understood by one skilled in the relevant art, the central database may be one or more databases that may be remote from one another. In an alternative embodiment, the central server 210 also maintains a device interface database for translating standard protocol-encoded tasks into device specific commands as will be explained in greater detail below. Accordingly, the central server 210 may perform some or all of the translation actions in accordance with the present invention.
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In an illustrative embodiment of the present invention, the central server 210 communicates with the notification acceptors 228 utilizing various communication devices and communication mediums. The devices include personal computers, hand-held computing devices, wireless application protocol enabled wireless devices, cellular or digital telephones, digital pagers, and the like. Moreover, the central server 210 may communicate with these devices via the Internet utilizing electronic messaging or Web access, via wireless transmissions utilizing the wireless application protocol, short message services, audio transmissions, and the like. As will be readily understood by one skilled in the art, the specific implementation of the communication mediums may require additional or alternative components to be practiced. All are considered to be within the scope of practicing the present invention.
In an illustrative embodiment of the present invention, the central server 210 may utilize one or more additional server-type computing devices to process incoming data and outgoing data, referred to generally as a staging server. The staging server may be a separate computing device that can be proximate to or remote from the central server 210, or alternatively, it may be a software component utilized in conjunction with a general-purpose server computing device. One skilled in the relevant art will appreciate communications between the central server 210 and the staging server can incorporate various security protocols known to those skilled in the relevant art.
The premises server 202 also includes a processing unit 302, a display 304, a device interface 306 and a mass memory 308, all connected via a communication bus, or other communication device. The device interface 306 includes hardware and software components that facilitate interaction with a variety of the monitoring devices 206 via a variety of communication protocols including TCP/IP, X10, digital I/O, RS-232, RS-485 and the like. Additionally, the device interface facilitates communication via a variety of communication mediums including telephone landlines, wireless networks (including cellular, digital and radio networks), cable networks, and the like. In an actual embodiment of the present invention, the I/O interface is implemented as a layer between the server hardware and software applications utilized to control the individual digital image devices. One skilled in the relevant art will understand that alternative interface configurations may be practiced with the present invention.
The mass memory 308 generally comprises a RAM, ROM, and a permanent mass storage device, such as a hard disk drive, tape drive, optical drive, floppy disk drive, or combination thereof. The mass memory 308 stores an operating system 310 for controlling the operation of the premises server 202. It will appreciated that this component may comprise a general-purpose server operating system as is known to those skilled in the art, such as UNIX, LINUX™, or Microsoft WINDOWS NT®. The memory also includes a WWW browser 312, such as Netscape's NAVIGATOR® or Microsoft's Internet Explorer, for accessing the WWW.
The mass memory also stores program code and data for interfacing with various premises monitoring devices 206, for processing the monitoring device data and for transmitting the data to a central server. More specifically, the mass memory stores a device interface application 314 in accordance with the present invention for obtaining standard protocol-encoded commands and for translating the commands into device specific protocols. Additionally, the device interface application 314 obtains monitoring device data from the connected monitoring devices 206 and manipulates the data for processing by a central server 210, and for controlling the features of the individual monitoring devices 206. The device interface application 314 comprises computer-executable instructions which, when executed by the premises server, obtains and transmits device data as will be explained below in greater detail. The mass memory also stores a data transmittal application program 316 for transmitting the device data to the central server and to facilitate communication between the central server and the monitoring devices 206. The operation of the data transmittal application 316 will be described in greater detail below. It will be appreciated that these components may be stored on a computer-readable medium and loaded into the memory of the premises server 202 using a drive mechanism associated with the computer-readable medium, such as a floppy, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM drive, or network interface 300.
The central server 210 also includes a processing unit 402, a display 404, and a mass memory 406, all connected via a communication bus, or other communication device. The mass memory 406 generally comprises a RAM, ROM, and a permanent mass storage device, such as a hard disk drive, tape drive, optical drive, floppy disk drive, or combination thereof. The mass memory 406 stores an operating system for controlling the operation of the central server 210. It will be appreciated that this component may comprise a general-purpose server operating system as is known to those skilled in the art, such as UNIX, LINUX™, or Microsoft WINDOWS NT®. In an illustrative embodiment of the present invention, the central server 210 may also be controlled by a user through use of a computing device, which may be directly connected to or remote from the central server 210.
The mass memory 406 also stores program code and data for interfacing with the premises devices, for processing the device data, and for interfacing with various authorized users. More specifically, the mass memory 406 stores a premises interface application 410 in accordance with the present invention for obtaining data from a variety of monitoring devices 206 and for communicating with the premises server 202. The premises interface application 410 comprises computer-executable instructions that when executed by the central server 210, interface with the premises server 202 as will be explained below in greater detail. The mass memory 406 also stores a data processing application 412 for processing monitoring device data in accordance with rules maintained within the central server 210. The operation of the data processing application 412 will be described in greater detail below. The mass memory 406 further stores an authorized user interface application 414 for outputting the processed monitoring device data to a variety of authorized users in accordance with the security process of the present invention. The operation of the authorized user interface application 414 will be described in greater detail below. It will be appreciated that these components may be stored on a computer-readable medium and loaded into the memory of the central server 210 using a drive mechanism associated with the computer-readable medium, such as a floppy, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM drive, or network interface 400.
Generally described, the present invention provides an integrated computerized system and method utilizing a software interface to install one or more networked hardware monitoring and output devices into an integrated information system. Specifically, aspects of the present invention will be described in relation to a system and method for managing monitoring devices 206 within a common network architecture. In an actual embodiment of the present invention, an application program interface (“API”) screen display may be generated by a computing device and utilized to collect the data from a user to configure a premises for monitoring. In accordance with this embodiment, a user accesses an installation or account setup page using a Web browser on a browser computer. The Web page may be a standard screen display generated by a browser application executing a markup language, such as hypertext markup language (“HTML”), extensible markup language (“XML”), or other languages conforming to the standard general markup language (“SGML”) information management standard. In an illustrative embodiment of the present invention, the browser computer may connect to the integrated information system 200 through the central server 210. Alternatively, the browser computer may connect directly to the integrated information system 200. By entering, reviewing and or modifying data on the screen interface, the user can perform a variety of installation, configuration and modification functions relating to the integrated information system.
Prior to discussing the implementation of the present invention, a general overview of an integrated information system 200 in which the present invention can be implemented will be described. In an actual embodiment of the present invention, the monitoring device data is categorized as asset data, resource data or device data. Asset data is obtained from a monitoring device 206 corresponding to an identifiable object that is not capable of independent action. For example, asset data includes data obtained from a bar code or transponder identifying a particular object, such as a computer, in a particular location. Resource data is obtained from a monitoring device corresponding to an identifiable object that is capable of independent action. For example, resource data includes data from a magnetic card reader that identifies a particular person who has entered the premises. Event data is obtained from a monitoring device corresponding to an on/off state that is not correlated to an identifiable object. Event data is a default category for all of the monitoring devices. As will be readily understood by one skilled in the relevant art, alternative data categorizations are considered to be within the scope of the present invention.
The monitoring device data is obtained by the monitoring devices 206 on the premises server 202 and transmitted to the central server 210. The central server 210 receives the monitoring device data and processes the data according to a rules-based decision support logic. In an actual embodiment of the present invention, the central server 210 utilizes the databases 212 to store logic rules for asset data, resource data and event data. Moreover, because the monitoring device data is potentially applicable to more than one authorized user, multiple rules may be applied to the same monitoring device data. In an alternative embodiment, the databases 212 may be maintained in locations remote from the central server 210.
In the event the processing of the monitoring device rules indicates that action is required, the central server 210 generates one or more outputs associated with the rules. The outputs include communication with indicated notification acceptors 228 according to the monitoring device data rules. For example, an authorized user may indicate a hierarchy of communication mediums (such as pager, mobile telephone, land-line telephone) that should be utilized in attempting to contact the user. The rules may also indicate contingency contacts in the event the authorized user cannot be contacted. Additionally, the rules may limit the type and/or amount of data the user is allowed to access. Furthermore, the outputs can include the initiation of actions by the central server 210 in response to the processing of the rules. A more detailed description of an implementation of an integrated information system may be found in commonly assigned U.S. application Ser. No. 09/825,506 entitled SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONFIGURABLE SECURITY MONITORING UTILIZING AN INTEGRATED INFORMATION SYSTEM, filed Apr. 3, 2001, which is incorporated by reference herein.
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At decision block 710, a test is conducted to determine whether more data entries are desired. For example, the central server 210 may process data entries for a number of integrated information users. If more data entries are requested, the routine 700 returns to block 702. Alternatively, if no more data entries are requested, the sub-routine 700 returns to sub-routine 600 at block 712.
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Once the client data values have been obtained by the user interface application 414, at decision block 910, a test is conducted to determine whether more client data entries are desired. If more data entries are available, the sub-routine 900 returns to block 902. Alternatively, if no more data entries are available, the routine 900 returns to sub-routine 800 at block 912.
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At block 1110, the central server obtains a list of the user group assignment data. At decision block 1112, a test is conducted to determine whether the user group data is available. If the data is available, the central server 210 retrieves the user premises data values at block 1114. With reference to
At block 1118, the central server 210 obtains user process assignment data. At decision block 1120, a test is conducted to determine whether the user process assignment data is available. If the user process assignment data is available, the central server 210 retrieves the user process data values at block 1122. For example, the central server 210 may retrieve the data from the databases 212. If the data is not available, or once the central server 210 has retrieved the user process data values, at block 1124, the central server 210 obtains the user process data values. At decision block 1126, a test is conducted to determine whether there are more user premises assignments. If there are more user premises assignments, the routine 1100 returns to block 1108. Alternatively, if there are no more assignments, the sub-routine 1100 returns to sub-routine 1000 at block 1128.
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Once the user has completed editing the device location attributes, or if the user does not wish to edit the default attributes at decision block 1512, at decision block 1514, a test is conducted to determine whether there are additional device location attributes that are to be edited. If there are additional device location attributes, the sub-routine 1500 returns to block 1502. Alternatively, the sub-routine 1500 returns to sub-routine 1300 at block 1516.
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Once the device has been selected, at block 1326 the central server obtains a primary location for the device. At decision block 1328, a test is conducted to determine whether the specified location is recognized by the integrated information system. If the location is not recognized, at block 1330, the user inputs the desired location to be recognized. If the location is recognized or once the location has been entered, the sub-routine returns to decision block 1306 (
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While illustrative embodiments of the invention have been illustrated and described, it will be appreciated that various changes can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
Alexander, Bruce, Antal, David, Schebel, Christoph, Grose, Karen
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