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EP0513601A1
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Graphical workstation for integrated security system
Assignee: Sensormatic Electronics Corp
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Filing: 1992-04-30
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2012-04-30
Abstract
Abstract A graphical work station for use with security devices associated with a location in which the graphic work station provides a graphical image and direction relative to the graphical image enables functions to be performed within the work station, at the security devices and/or with respect to the location.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert Pfaff
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 11:03
CPC Classifications
G; G08; G08B; G08B13/00; G08B13/18; G08B13/189; G08B13/194; G08B13/196; G08B13/19678; G08B13/19689; G08B13/19639; G08B13/19645; G08B13/19665; G08B13/19669; G08B13/19682; G08B13/19695; G08B25/00; G08B25/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 53
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A control unit for use with a display having one or more monitors and for further use with one or more security devices associated with a given location comprising: first means for enabling the forming of a graphic image on a first monitor of said display, said graphic image being associated with one or more of said location and said one or more security devices; and second means responsive to a direction related to said graphic image for enabling one or more functions to be performed in connection with one or more of said second means, said location and said one or more security devices.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
85 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 1 wherein: said graphic image includes one or more of given indicia, each given indicia being related to one or more of an associated security device and an associated floor plan corresponding to said location; and when a direction relates to a given indicia, said one or more functions enabled to be selected for performance are in connection with said one or more of the associated security device and the associated floor plan related to the given indicia.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 2 wherein: a given indicia related to an associated security device comprises a given icon.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 3 wherein: said graphic image includes a representation of said floor plan and each given icon is situated in said representation at a place corresponding to the place at which its associated security device is situated in said location.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
80 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 2 wherein: a number of said given indicia form a graphic sub-image control palette one of whose given indicia contains a representation of said floor plan; and when said direction relates to a particular part of said representation, one of said one or more functions performed by said second means is to cause said particular part of said representation to be depicted by said first means in said graphic image in enlarged form.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 2 wherein: a number of said indicia form a graphic sub-image control palette.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
76 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 6 wherein: after direction related to a first given indicia not included in said graphic sub-image control palette, subsequent direction to a given indicia included in said graphic sub-image control palette causes said second means to select for performance a function related to said first given indicia and to the one or more of the associated security device and the associated floor plan related to the first given indicia.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 1 wherein: said direction includes pointing to an area on said image.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 1 wherein: said graphic image includes a pointing indicia which can be moved to point to areas on said graphic image.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 9 wherein: said direction further includes during said pointing actuating a signaling device to which said control unit is responsive.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 1 wherein: said graphic image includes one or more indicia a number of which are formed into a graphic sub-image control palette.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
47 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 11 wherein: the indicia of said sub-image control palette correspond to different monitors of said display and direction related to a particular indicia of said graphic sub-image control palette causes said second means to enable selection of the corresponding monitor.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
48 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 11 wherein: the indicia of said sub-image control palette correspond to different security devices and direction related to a particular indicia of said graphic sub-image control palette causes said one or more functions to be associated with the corresponding security device.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 13 wherein: a number of said different security devices include a cameras means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
64 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 11 wherein: said security devices include a video camera recorder; and the indicia of said graphic sub-image control palette correspond to different functions performable by said video camera recorder and direction related to a particular indicia of said graphic sub-image control palette causes said second means to enable the corresponding function performable by said video camera recorder.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
64 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 11 wherein: said security devices includes a pan/tilt camera means; and the indicia of said graphic sub-image control palette correspond to different functions performable by said pan/tilt camera means and direction related to a particular indicia of said graphic sub-image control palette causes said second means to enable the corresponding function performable by said pan/tilt camera means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
31 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 16 wherein: a first and second indicia of said graphic sub-image control palette correspond to pan and tilt movement of said pan/tilt camera means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
41 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 17 wherein: direction related to different positions on said first and second indicia cause said second means to enable the corresponding pan and tilt movement, respectively, of said pan/tilt camera means at different speeds.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
29 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 1 wherein: said graphic image includes one or more indicia a number of which are formed into a graphic sub-image programming window.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
46 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 19 wherein: said one or more functions include providing one or more further indicia on said image; and direction to the indicia of said graphic sub-image programming window enables said function of providing said one or more further indicia.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
16 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 20 wherein: each said further indicia comprises an icon.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
129 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 20 wherein: a first one of said further indicia is a target indicia corresponding to a security device comprising a programmable camera means, said target indicia being associated with one or more of a particular tilt direction, a particular pan direction, a particular zoom setting, a particular focus setting and a particular iris setting of said camera means; and said function of providing said further indicia includes adding to said one or more functions the function that direction to said target indicia causes said second means to be able to enable said camera means to move to said one or more of said particular pan and particular tilt directions and have one or more of said particular zoom, focus and iris settings.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
123 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 20 wherein: a first one of said further indicia is a pattern indicia corresponding to a security device comprising a programmable camera means, said pattern indicia being associated with a pattern of one or more of pan and tilt positions and one or more of zoom, focus and iris settings of said camera means; and said function of providing said further indicia includes adding to said one or more functions the function that direction to said pattern indicia causes said second means to be able to enable said camera means to move to said one or more pan and tilt positions and have said one or more zoom, focus and iris settings defined by said pattern.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
71 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 20 wherein: a first one of said further indicia is an indicia corresponding to a security device comprising an intrusion detection means having associated intrusion detection means functions; and said function of providing said further indicia includes adding to said one or more functions that direction to said intrusion device indicia causes said second means to be able to enable said intrusion device functions.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
73 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 20 wherein: a first one of said further indicia is a camera means indicia corresponding to a security device comprising a camera means having associated camera means functions; and said function of providing said further indicia includes adding to said one or more functions the function that direction to said camera means indicia causes said second means to be able to enable said camera means functions.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
31 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 25 wherein: said camera means functions include enabling the video output of said camera means to be fed to a monitor of said display.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
33 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 25 wherein: said camera means comprises one of a programmable dome pan and tilt camera, a non-programmable dome pan and tilt camera and a fixed camera.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
68 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 20 wherein: a first one of said indicia is a device indicia corresponding to a security device comprising an output device having associated output functions; and said function of providing said further indicia includes adding to said one or more functions that direction to said output device indicia causes said second means to be able to enable said output device functions.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
77 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 19 wherein: said one or more functions of said second means include the function of adding to said one or more functions further functions to be enabled for other security devices in response to a first security device; and direction to the indicia of said graphic sub-image programming window enables said second means to be able to add said one or more further functions to said one or more functions.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
18 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 29 wherein: said first security device is an intrusion security device.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
53 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 30 wherein: said other security devices comprise one or more camera means; and said added functions include enabling said second means to be able to direct of said one or more camera means to preselected areas in response to a preselected signal from said intrusion device.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
32 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 1 wherein: said one or more functions include enabling log information related to one or more said security devices to be displayed on a monitor.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
108 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 1 wherein: a first one of said security devices includes a pan and tilt camera means; said graphic image includes a floor plan associated with said location and an indicia defining a preselected region on said floor plan; and when said direction is to a given point in said preselected region of said floor plan included in said graphic image, said one or more functions include enabling said second means to be able to enable said camera means to be positioned to view the point in said location corresponding to the given point in said preselected region of said floor plan.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
60 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 1 wherein: a first one of said security devices includes a pan and tilt camera means; said graphic image includes an indicia related to said pan and tilt camera means and whose direction represents the pan position of said camera means and whose length relates to the tilt position of same camera means.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
14 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 64 wherein: said indicia is cone-shaped icon.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
61 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 1 wherein: a first one said security devices includes a pan and tilt camera means; said graphic image includes a reference indicia; and said one or more functions include enabling said second means to be able to enable said camera means to pan and tilt in response to directions related to said reference indicia.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
37 words
A control unit in accordance claim 36 wherein: said directions include: first providing a direction related to a preselected point on said reference indicia; and thereafter providing a direction to a point spaced from said preselected point.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
35 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 37 wherein: said enabling of said camera means provides increased panning and tilting speed of said camera means for increased distances between said preselected pointed and said point.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
29 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 36 wherein: said monitor displays live video from said camera means and said reference indicia is an overlay on said live video.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
62 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 39 wherein: said directions include providing first direction relative to a preselected point on said reference indicia; and prior to providing first direction, said one or more functions include enabling said second means to be able to enable said camera means to pan and tilt to center on a position directed to by said direction.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
71 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 1 wherein: said security device includes a camera means adapted to undergo one or more of the following operations: pan left, pan right, focus far, focus near, tilt up, tilt down, open iris, close iris, zoom-in and zoom-out; and said one or more functions enabling said second means to be able to enable said camera means to carry out said one or more operations.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
31 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 1 wherein: said monitor displays live video in addition to said graphic image; and said second means includes means to store said live video.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
15 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 1 further comprising: means for providing said direction.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
33 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 43 wherein: said means for providing said direction comprises one of an electronic mouse for pointing, a touch screen, x-y tablet means and voice recognition means.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
44 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 1 wherein: said graphic image includes a floor plan representation of a part of said location and a number of different icons on said floor plan, each icon corresponding to a different security device at said location.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
46 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 45 wherein: said security devices include one or more of a programmable dome camera means, non-programmable dome camera means, fixed camera means, door lock means, window intrusion sensor means, motion sensor means, card reader means and output device means.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
29 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 45 wherein: the icon related to a specific security device has different visual states corresponding to different states of the security device.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
33 words
A control unit in accordance with claim 41 wherein: said icons are located on said floor plan representation in positions corresponding to those of their associated security devices with respect to said location.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
111 words
A security system for providing security to a given location comprising: a display having one or more monitors; one or more security devices to be associated with a given location; and a control unit including: first means for enabling the forming of a graphic image on a first monitor of said display, said graphic image being associated with one or more of said location and said one or more security devices; and second means responsive to a direction related to said graphic image for enabling one or more functions to be performed in connection with one or more of said second means, said location and said one or more security devices.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
26 words
A control unit in acordance with claim 1 further comprising: further means for providing audio information in connection with one or more of said security devices.
Claim 51
Independent Claim
103 words
A method for use with a display having one or more monitors and for further use with one or more security devices associated with a given location comprising: enabling the forming of a graphic image on a first monitor of said display, said graphic image being associated with one or more of said location and said one or more security devices; and responsive to a direction related to said graphic image, enabling one or more functions to be performed in connection with one or more of said enabling the forming of said graphic image, said location and said one or more security devices.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
41 words
A security system including a control unit as set forth in any one of the claims 1-48 or 50 further comprising: a display having one or more monitors; and one or more security devices to be associated with a given location.
Claim 53
Independent Claim
19 words
A method of operating a control unit as set forth in any one of the claims 1-48 or 50.
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