Method for verifying an operator in a security system
The present disclosure relates to a computer implemented method for verifying a computing device and preferably an operator associated with a security system, wherein the security system is specifically adapted for ensuring that the correct security operator is performing the correct task. The present disclosure also relates to a corresponding security system and a computer program product.
1. A computer implemented method performed by a security system for verifying a computing device associated with the security system, wherein the security system comprises:
a first computing device having a graphical user interface (GUI), the first computing device arranged at a first geographical location and comprising a plurality of biometric sensors,
a second mobile computing device adapted to be handled by an operator, and
a server connected to the first and the second computing device over a network, wherein the method comprises:
receiving, at the server, a current geographical location for the second mobile computing device,
comparing, at the server, a geographical location for a security task assigned to the operator to be performed at the first geographical location with the current geographical location for the second mobile computing device,
presenting, if a result of the comparison indicates that the second mobile computing device is at the first geographical location, information relating to a positive match between the location of the second mobile computing device and the location of the security task at the GUI of the first computing device for allowing identification of the second computing device, the information comprising a request for one or more biometric inputs relating to the operator to be acquired using the plurality of biometric sensors of the first computing device, wherein the server selects a specific type of each of the requested biometric inputs from a plurality of different types of biometric inputs,
receiving, at the server and provided by the first computing device, a representation of the one or more biometric inputs of the operator, and
authenticating, at the server, the operator based on a previously enrolled corresponding biometric input for the operator.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the biometric sensor comprises at least one of a fingerprint sensor and a camera.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first computing device is a mobile computing device operated by a user.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first computing device is a fixed positioned computing device operated by the operator.
5. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the information presented at the GUI of the mobile computing device comprises an image or video of the operator.
6. A security system adapted for verifying a computing device associated with the security system, wherein the security system comprises:
a first computing device having a graphical user interface (GUI), the first computing device arranged at a first geographical location and comprising a plurality of biometric sensors,
a second mobile computing device adapted to be handled by an operator, and
a server connected to the first and the second computing device over a network, wherein security system is configured to:
receive, at the server, a current geographical location for the second mobile computing device,
compare, at the server, a geographical location for a security task assigned to the operator to be performed at the first geographical location with the current geographical location for the second mobile computing device,
present, if a result of the comparison indicates that the second mobile computing device is at the first geographical location, information relating to a positive match between the location of the second mobile computing device and the location of the security task at the GUI of the first computing device for allowing identification of the second computing device, the information comprising a request for one or more biometric inputs relating to the operator to be acquired using the plurality of biometric sensors of the first computing device, wherein the server selects a specific type of each of the requested biometric inputs from a plurality of different types of biometric inputs,
receive, at the server and provided by the first computing device, a representation of the one or more biometric inputs of the operator, and
authenticate, at the server, the operator based on a previously enrolled corresponding biometric input for the operator.
7. The security system according to claim 6 , wherein the biometric sensor comprises at least one of a fingerprint sensor and a camera.
8. The security system according to claim 6 , wherein the first computing device is a mobile computing device operated by a user.
9. The security system according to claim 8 , wherein the first computing device is a smart phone.
10. The security system according to claim 6 , wherein the first computing device is a fixed positioned computing device operated by the operator.
11. The security system according to claim 10 , wherein the fixed first computing device is arranged at a site where the security task is to be performed by the operator.
12. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer program means for operating a security system adapted for verifying a computing device associated with the security system, wherein the security system comprises:
a first computing device having a graphical user interface (GUI), the first computing device arranged at a first geographical location and comprising a plurality of biometric sensors,
a second mobile computing device adapted to be handled by an operator, and
a server connected to the first and the second computing device over a network, wherein the computer program product comprises:
code for receiving, at the server, a current geographical location for the second mobile computing device,
code for comparing, at the server, a geographical location for a security task assigned to the operator to be performed at the first geographical location with the current geographical location for the second mobile computing device,
code for presenting, if a result of the comparison indicates that the second mobile computing device is at the first geographical location, information relating to a positive match between the location of the second mobile computing device and the location of the security task at the GUI of the first computing device for allowing identification of the second computing device, the information comprising a request for one or more biometric inputs relating to the operator to be acquired using the plurality of biometric sensors of the first computing device, wherein the server selects a specific type of each of the requested biometric inputs from a plurality of different types of biometric inputs,
code for receiving, at the server and provided by the first computing device, a representation of the one or more biometric inputs of the operator, and
code for authenticating, at the server, the operator based on a previously enrolled corresponding biometric input for the operator.
13. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first computing device is a fixed positioned computing device operated by the operator.
14. The computer program product according to claim 12 , wherein the biometric sensor comprises at least one of a fingerprint sensor and a camera.
15. The computer program product according to claim 12 , wherein the first computing device is a mobile computing device operated by a user.
16. The computer program product according to claim 15 , wherein the information presented at the GUI of the mobile computing device comprises an image or video of the operator.
17. The computer program product according to claim 12 , wherein the first computing device is a fixed positioned computing device operated by the operator.