Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems having insect guards in devices and systems for aspirated smoke, gas, or air quality monitoring are described herein. One aspirated smoke, gas, or air quality monitoring unit includes a detector module that includes at least one particulate sensing chamber within the detector module and an air inlet connecting the sampling tube to the particulate sensing chamber allowing communication of air from the sampling tube to the particulate sensing chamber; and a spiral shaped insect guard positioned within the inlet.

Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems having insect guards in devices and systems for aspirated smoke, gas, or air quality monitoring are described herein. One aspirated smoke, gas, or air quality monitoring unit includes a detector module that includes at least one particulate sensing chamber within the detector module and an air inlet connecting the sampling tube to the particulate sensing chamber allowing communication of air from the sampling tube to the particulate sensing chamber; and a spiral shaped insect guard positioned within the inlet.

Abstract: Systems and methods for immersive and collaborative video surveillance, in the commercial security industry are provided. Some methods can include receiving a video data stream from a surveillance camera in a monitored region via a cloud network, a user interface device of or coupled to a virtual reality headset displaying the video data stream, and the user interface device receiving user input corresponding to a movement of a user's body to navigate the video data stream and simulate the user navigating the monitored region from within the monitored region.

Abstract: Systems and methods for immersive and collaborative video surveillance, in the commercial security industry are provided. Some methods can include receiving a video data stream from a surveillance camera in a monitored region via a cloud network, a user interface device of or coupled to a virtual reality headset displaying the video data stream, and the user interface device receiving user input corresponding to a movement of a user's body to navigate the video data stream and simulate the user navigating the monitored region from within the monitored region.

Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying an affinity group are provided. Some systems and methods may include matching respective access times associated with a plurality of access cards over a defined search period and using a swipe time interval to identify the affinity group of at least one of the plurality of access cards.

Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying an affinity group are provided. Some systems and methods may include matching respective access times associated with a plurality of access cards over a defined search period and using a swipe time interval to identify the affinity group of at least one of the plurality of access cards.

Abstract: Systems and methods for immersive and collaborative video surveillance, in the commercial security industry are provided. Some methods can include receiving a video data stream from a surveillance camera in a monitored region via a cloud network, a user interface device of or coupled to a virtual reality headset displaying the video data stream, and the user interface device receiving user input corresponding to a movement of a user's body to navigate the video data stream and simulate the user navigating the monitored region from within the monitored region.

Abstract: A method and apparatus including a cloud server saving a plurality of security events that occurred within a secured area where each saved security event includes an identifier on a device or person monitored by the security system, an identifier of the monitoring function that triggered the saving of the event in the cloud and a time of the event, a user input receiving an identifier of the monitored device or person and at least two different functions monitored by the security system and a processor downloading information of some of the plurality of saved events identified by the received identifiers from the cloud server and presenting the downloaded information of each event at corresponding locations along a timeline.

Abstract: A method and apparatus. The method includes the steps of a security camera capturing a panoramic field of view of a secured area, separating portions of the panoramic field of view into a plurality of sub-views that each depict at least some time-related portion of an event detected within the secured area and simultaneously displaying the plurality of sub-views within separate respective windows of a display.

Abstract: A video surveillance system includes a plurality of video sources, where each video source is arranged to monitor and acquire video surveillance data within a field of view (FOV), a video manager connected to each of the plurality of video sources to control the video sources and to process video surveillance data acquired therefrom and a user interface connected to the video manager that allows an end-user to observe the FOVs from each of the plurality of video sources, and identify a region of interest (ROI) within particular FOVs to dynamically render a composite FOV comprising the ROIs from the particular FOVs. Where a video source includes enhanced abilities, such as a mega-pixel camera or video source, the enhanced video source may forward, instead of video data for the entire FOV, only that video dated from the selected ROI to realize reduced network traffic for more optimal video surveillance applications.

Abstract: A system and method for operator-side privacy zone masking of surveillance is provided. The system includes a video surveillance camera equipped with a coordinate engine for determining coordinates of a current field of view of the surveillance camera; and a frame encoder for embedding the determined coordinates with video frames of the current field of view. The system also includes a privacy zone information database for storing coordinates of predefined privacy zones; and a video viewing unit for viewing stored video frames. The video viewing unit is in communication with the frame storage unit and the privacy zone information database.

Abstract: A system and method of exporting and playing video from different video recorders at the same time and in a single viewing window while maintaining the integrity of the video is provided. The method includes selecting a plurality of data collection devices, selecting a plurality of video data streams capture or recorded by the selected data collection devices, exporting the selected video data streams, packaging the exported video data streams, and playing the packaged video data streams substantially simultaneously. Each of the selected video data streams has a respective original format with some formats different from others, and each of the packaged video data streams is played in its original format.

Abstract: The inventive system and method for enabling interactive collaboration among video surveillance operators is presented. The device has a message including an incident or meta data having a source identifier, a meta data composer, a transport layer, and a display device, such that the message is packaged using the meta data composer and transmitted using the transport layer to the display device. One embodiment facilitates sharing using a common console, and the other facilitates sharing to one or more operators; both embodiments use a common Meta Data messaging mechanism. Meta data refers to any surveillance related data that is worthy of sharing between operators. It includes, but is not necessarily limited to, salvo information, camera, incident related data, video device location details, etc.

Abstract: This invention relates to using consumer devices, such as mobile telephones, to identify, authenticate, locate and contact users of security and asset management systems. Such consumer devices can be used not only with the security systems but also for other uses. A device is initially registered with the security system. As needed, the device is presented to the system for authentication, enabling a person access to a secure area. In addition, the system can determine the person's location in the secure area and can send information messages to the person as well as notifying the person in case of emergency.

Abstract: A system and method for time based review of multi-polar incidents is provided. The method includes selecting at least one past alarm incident, and populating a floor plan map with representations of the past alarm incident and a set of alarms that were active during the past alarm incident.

Abstract: A system and method for providing digital video scan using 3-D geometry. The digital video scan system includes a 3-D scan scene maker for generating a plurality of video display units for displaying digital video data; a plurality of video producing devices producing a plurality of video feeds; a video scan sequencer receiving and organizing the plurality of video feeds into a predetermined order; a video rendering device rendering the digital video data from the plurality of video feeds for display within a separate one of the video display units; and video display apparatus displaying the digital video data from each video feed in the video display units. The plurality of video display units are positioned in a 3-D scene so that a plurality of video display units are at least partially viewable at the same time. Moreover, at intervals, the digital video data is incremented from one video display unit to another thus allowing an observer to view each digital video data in a foreground position.

Abstract: A system and method for grouping and browsing video data streams associated with cameras in a large scale surveillance system are provided. The method includes grouping a plurality of cameras associated with a surveillance system into a plurality of groups, selecting at least one group from the plurality of groups, displaying video data streams associated with a predetermined number of cameras in the selected group, and browsing through video data streams associated with all cameras in the selected group.

Abstract: A system and method of exporting and playing video from different video recorders at the same time and in a single viewing window while maintaining the integrity of the video is provided. The method includes selecting a plurality of data collection devices, selecting a plurality of video data streams capture or recorded by the selected data collection devices, exporting the selected video data streams, packaging the exported video data streams, and playing the packaged video data streams substantially simultaneously. Each of the selected video data streams has a respective original format with some formats different from others, and each of the packaged video data streams is played in its original format.

Abstract: A system and method for operator-side privacy zone masking of surveillance is provided. The system includes a video surveillance camera equipped with a coordinate engine for determining coordinates of a current field of view of the surveillance camera; and a frame encoder for embedding the determined coordinates with video frames of the current field of view. The system also includes a privacy zone information database for storing coordinates of predefined privacy zones; and a video viewing unit for viewing stored video frames. The video viewing unit is in communication with the frame storage unit and the privacy zone information database.

Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods for allowing an administrator to create device profiles, and map specific device profiles to specific operators. The system comprises a surveillance device to record an event, an administrator station for receiving a data stream corresponding to the event and for assigning the data stream to a device profile based on a plurality of attributes in the metadata of the stream, and a broadcast engine for mapping the data stream alongside a plurality of data streams within the device profile to an operator station.