
US
2004/0183668
A1
[0104]
e.
Web
Cameras
[0105]
i.
CNB—W1000
[0106]
5.
camera
and
lens
44
[0107]
a.
Cascadia
[0108]
i.
HCC745N—13VM308AS
[0109]
ii.
HB24E—13VM550AS
[0110]
iii.
HCC645—13VM612AS
[0111]
transmission
medium
16
consists
of
the
following
[0112]
1.
PSTN
[0113]
2.
Internet
[0114]
3.
Ethernet
[0115]
4.
ISDN
[0116]
5.
Cellular
[0117]
6.
Microwave
[0118]
7.
Satellite
[0119]
8.
Leased
Line
[0120]
9.
Other
Communication
Mediums
[0121]
The
central
station
18
consists
of
the
following
[0122]
1.
alarm
processing
device
20
[0123]
a.
Alarm
Receiver—DMP—SCS-lR
[0124]
b.
PC
based
receiver
software—Heitel
Video
Server
[0125]
2.
central
station
software
24
[0126]
a.
MAS
[0127]
b.
SIS
[0128]
C.
SIM
[0129]
d.
DICE
[0130]
3.
central
station
data
base
26
[0131]
[0132]
b.
site
connection
information
a.
customer
account
record
28
[0133]
4.
central
station
operator’s
workstation
32
[0134]
In
accordance
with
the
present
invention,
there
is
provided
a
process
to
monitor
and
verify
alarm
conditions
from
an
unlimited
number
of
video
devices
within
a
central
station
18.
[0135]
In
operation,
this
invention
solves
the
problem
of
answering,
prioritiZing,
queuing and
routing
incoming
alarm
signals
by
integrating
the
current
method
of
monitoring
alarm
signals
from
intrusion
detection
systems
with
a
new
process
for
the
central
station
18
to
connect
to
a
video
device
42
(at
the
monitored
location
8)
when
an
alarm
condition
has
occurred.
The
invention
utiliZes
an
alarm
input
device
10
connected
to
an
intrusion
detection
system 14
or
video
device
42.
When
the
intrusion
or
video
device
42
detects
an
alarm
condition
the
alarm
signal
22
is
transmitted
over
the
transmission
medium
16
to
the
central
station
18.
The
alarm
signal
22
is
then
processed
by
the
alarm
processing
device
20
and/or
the
central
station
software
24.
The
central
station
software
24
places
the
alarm
signal
22
into
a
queue
along
Sep.
23,
2004
with
the
other
alarm
signals
which
are
waiting
for
delivery
to
the
neXt
available
operator.
The
queue
prioritiZes
the
alarm
signals
by
type
(?re,
medical
panic,
hold
up,
burglary,
etc.)
and
event
time.
The
central
station
software
24
selects
the
highest
priority
alarm
signal
22,
combines
the
alarm
signal
22
with
the
customer
account
record
28
(address,
owner’s
phone
number,
who
to
call
list,
response
instruc
tions,
local
police
department
phone
number,
local
?re
department
phone
number,
etc.),
and
delivers
the
alarm
signal
22
with
the
customer
account
record
28
to
the
neXt
available
operator.
The
central
station
software
24
displays
the
alarm
condition
on
the
operators
alarm
screen,
the
account
information
for
the
video
device
42
is
forwarded
either
automatically
by
the
software
or
manually
by
the
operator
to
establish
a
connection
to
the
video
device
42.
The
video
from
the
video
device
42
is
then
displayed
for
the
operator
to
view.
[0136]
Listed
below
is
an
eXample
of
how
a
central
station
software
24
manufacturer
has
implemented
Interactive
Video
Monitoring
(IVM):
[0137]
Cascadia
Video
Interface
[0138]
1.0
Scope
[0139]
This
document
describes
the
software
settings
in
MASterMind
central
station
18
Monitoring
Software
required
to
enable
integration
with Cascadia
Video
Devices
using
the
Cascadia
IVM
software.
The
following items
are
assumed
to
be
available
and/or
installed:
[0140]
MASterMind
Monitoring
version
6.14.01
(Build
8
or
later.)
[0141]
Cascadia
IVM
software.
[0142]
2.0
Overview
[0143]
The
Cascadia
IVM
software
typically
resides
on
the
Operator’s
workstation along
side
the
MASterMind
Monitoring
application.
Both
applications
have
been
enabled
to
communicate
with
one
another
using
standard
TCP/IP.
MASterMind
software
automates
the
connection
process of
the
Cascadia’s
IVM
software
by
transmitting
data
(IPAddress,
Site
Code,
User
Name
and
Password)
to
initiate
the
connection
of
the
Cascadia’s
IVM
software
to
Cascadia
Video
Devices.
[0144]
3.0
Basic
Operation
[0145]
When
a
video
alarm
is
pulled
down
in
the
Alarm
Dispatch
window,
MASterMind
Monitoring
initiates
the
TCP/IP
connection
to
Cascadia’s
Video
Devices.
Once
the
connection
is
established
between
these
two
applications,
MASterMind
Monitoring
proceeds
to
send
commands
to
Cascadia’s
IVM
software
to
initiate
the
display
of
live
video
for
the
given
site.
The
operator
then
controls
all
aspects
of
the
video
display
within
Cascadia’s
IVM
software.
When
the
operator
has
?nished
handling
the
alarm
in
MASterMind
Monitoring
and
the
Alarm
Dispatch
window
is
closed,
the
video connection
to
the
site
is
closed
and
Cascadia’s
IVM
software
waits
for
another
connection
request
from
MAS
terMind
Monitoring.
[0146]
4.0
MASterMind
Monitoring
Setup
[0147]
This
section
describes
how
to
con?gure
the
MAS
terMind
Monitoring
application.
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