Anonymous disarm detect with built-in camera
View Patent ↗A system is provided that includes a control panel of a security system that protects a secure geographic area, a user input carried by the control panel that receives a disarm instruction disarming the security system, a camera carried by the control panel that captures an image of a person entering the disarm instruction, and a processor that disarms the security system in response to the disarm instruction received only when a human face of the person entering the disarm instruction is detected by the camera.
1. A system comprising:
a control panel of a security system that protects a secure area;
a user interface of the control panel that receives a disarm instruction;
a camera coupled to the control panel that automatically activates in response to activation of one or more buttons of the user interface and, responsive thereto, continuously monitors an area extending outwards from the user interface; and
a processor of the control panel that determines whether a portion of the disarm instruction matches a preconfigured disarm code,
wherein, when the portion of the disarm instruction matches the preconfigured disarm code, the processor delays execution of the disarm instruction until the processor detects a presence of any generic human face within the area extending outwards from the user interface,
wherein, responsive to the processor detecting the presence of the generic human face within the area extending outwards from the user interface, the camera captures an image of the generic human face detected in the area extending outwards from the user interface, and
wherein the processor incorporates the image of the generic human face into a disarm notification and transmits the disarm notification to a central monitoring station.
2. The system as in claim 1 wherein the portion of the disarm instruction includes a personal identification number.
3. The system as in claim 1 wherein the processor measures a time period between receipt of the disarm instruction and detection of the presence of the generic human face.
4. The system as in claim 3 wherein the processor compares the time period with a threshold value and triggers an intrusion alann upon detecting that the time period has exceeded the threshold value.
5. The system as in claim 4 wherein the processor sends the intrusion alarm to the central monitoring station.
6. The system as in claim 1 wherein the processor displays a warning on the control panel after detecting the disarm instruction and before detecting the presence of the generic human face.
7. The system as in claim 6 wherein the warning is displayed in a pop-up window shown on a display of the control panel.
8. The system as in claim 7 wherein the pop-up window displays a text message indicating that the disarm instruction has failed because the presence of the generic human face could not be detected.
9. A system comprising:
a security system that protects a secure geographic area;
a control panel of the security system located near an entrance into the secure geographic area;
a user interface of the control panel that receives a disarm instruction;
a camera carried by the control panel that automatically activates in response to activation of one or more buttons of the user interface and, responsive thereto, continuously monitors an area extending outwards from the user interface; and
a processor of the control panel that determines whether a portion of the disarm instruction matches a preconfigured disarm code,
wherein, when the portion of the disarm instruction matches the preconfigured disarm code, the processor delays execution of the disarm instruction until the processor detects a presence of any generic human face within the area extending outwards from the user interface,
wherein, responsive to the processor detecting the presence of the generic human face within the area extended outwards from the user interface, the camera captures an image of the generic human face detected in the area extending outwards from the user interface, and
wherein the processor incorporates the image of the generic human face into a disarm notification and transmits the disarm notification to a central monitoring station.
10. The system as in claim 9 wherein the portion of the disarm instruction includes a personal identification number.
11. The system as in claim 9 wherein the processor measures a time period between receipt of the disarm in instruction and detection of the presence of the generic human face.
12. The system as in claim 11 wherein the processor compares the time period with a threshold value and triggers a local intrusion alarm upon detecting that the time period has exceeded the threshold value.
13. The system as in claim 12 wherein the processor sends the intrusion alarm to the central monitoring station.
14. The system as in claim 9 wherein the processor displays a warning on the control panel after detecting the disarm instruction and before detecting the presence of the generic human face.
15. The system as in claim 14 wherein the warning is displayed in a pop-up window shown on a display of the control panel.
16. The system as in claim 15 wherein the pop-up window displays a text message indicating that the disarm instruction has failed because the presence of the generic human face could not be detected.
17. A system comprising:
a security system that protects a secure geographic area;
a control panel of the security system;
a user interface of the control panel that receives a disarm instruction;
a camera carried by the control panel that automatically activates in response to activation of one or more buttons of the user interface and, responsive thereto, continuously monitors a field of view proximate the user interface;
a face recognition processor that detects a presence of any generic human face within the field of view; and
an alarm processor that determines whether a portion of the disarm instruction matches a preconfigured disarm code,
wherein, when the portion of the disarm instruction matches the preconfigured disarm code, the alarm processor delays execution of the disarm instruction until the alarm processor receives a signal from the face recognition processor indicative of detection of the presence of the generic human face within the field of view,
wherein, responsive to the face recognition processor detecting the presence of the generic human face within the field of view, the camera captures an image of the generic human face detected within the field of view, and
wherein the alarm processor incorporates the image of the generic human face into a disarm notification and transmits the disarm notification to a central monitoring station.