Abstract: A system including a plurality of cameras of a surveillance system that detect threats within a secured geographic area, a first file embodied in memory that defines a plurality of human use scenarios of the secured area, one of the plurality of human user scenarios being selected by a human user, a respective second file corresponding to each of the plurality of human user scenarios embodied in memory that defines critical surveillance areas of the secured area based upon the selected scenario and at least upon a time of day, the second file receiving from the user an identifier of one or more of the plurality of cameras that correspond to each of the critical surveillance areas and processor of the surveillance system that preferentially displays video from each of the critical surveillance areas based upon the time of day and camera identifiers received from the user.

Abstract: A system including a plurality of cameras of a surveillance system that detect threats within a secured geographic area, a first file embodied in memory that defines a plurality of human use scenarios of the secured area, one of the plurality of human user scenarios being selected by a human user, a respective second file corresponding to each of the plurality of human user scenarios embodied in memory that defines critical surveillance areas of the secured area based upon the selected scenario and at least upon a time of day, the second file receiving from the user an identifier of one or more of the plurality of cameras that correspond to each of the critical surveillance areas and processor of the surveillance system that preferentially displays video from each of the critical surveillance areas based upon the time of day and camera identifiers received from the user.

Abstract: A mobile device may comprise a user interface including a display, a network interface, and a controller. In some embodiments, the controller may be configured to receive an indication of an alarm and an alarm location via the network interface, and display, on the display, a map. The map may comprise an alarm icon representing the received alarm, the alarm icon placed on the map at the alarm location, and an emergency service icon representing an emergency service that services the alarm location, the emergency service that services the alarm location having an emergency service location, the emergency service icon placed on the map at the emergency service location. The controller may further be configured to accept a selection of the emergency service icon via the user interface and, upon selection of the emergency service icon, initiate a communication with the emergency service that services the alarm location.