Re: pc based security intrusion and camera system

["Roland More" <NoSpamroland@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

http://www.boschsecurity.us/ip/forms/217_BoschVideoManag_Datasheet_en-US_T3383362827.pdf

http://boschsecurity.us/pdf/EN/VIP%20X1600%20Product%20Brief%20hi_res.pdf


This isn't hard to do. It may be way beyond the budget you had in mind for
time and money.

"ABC" <3940@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi all.
>
> I have been looking for a PC software based intrusion detection system
> with the following features.  So far, there is nothing I have found in
> existence that will do this.  Does any one have any suggestions?
>
> I have looked at x10 stuff, but it doesn't seem to quite do what I
> want.
>
> Here are my requirements.  I think I have solutions for everything
> except maybe #2, but maybe there is something out there I haven't
> found yet.:
>
> 1.  PC software based system. Computer will act as central monitoring,
> storage and communication system
>
> 2.  PC will support an external device that will allow legacy motion
> detectors, glass breakage detectors, door open detectors to be
> connected to the device, which in turn plugs into the PC via USB cable
> or similar cable.  Thus, the external device can detect if a motion
> detector is triggered and send a signal to the PC.  (This is to
> alleviate the need to rewire an entire house that has a legacy alarm
> system).  It seems it wouldn't be that hard to build something like
> this that receives signals and passes them on to the PC.  I guess
> another options would be to use all wireless devices that communicate
> over IP, but using legacy alarm devices would be much cheaper since
> they are already in many homes/businesses.
>
> 3.   If PC receives a signal /trigger from the device, it can act on
> that signal based on programmed events.  E.g., if PC receives signal
> that door is opened, the computer can be programmed to send signal to
> remote device (e.g., x10 device) to turn on certain lights or send an
> email to a specified email address.
>
> 4.   PC should also be able to record IP video, but we wil probably
> use something such as www.milestonesys.com to handle this function.
> However, it would be nice if the PC detects an intrusion it could also
> ensure that the camera is recording that event so that it can be
> remotely viewed.
>
> 5.  Using the PC, a user can remotely access the system from any PC in
> the world  if the user is notified of a problem, and the user can view
> the cameras or event logs to see what caused the trigger.
>
> It seems that in 2007 this isn't that difficult to do, but as I
> mentioned nothing seems to exist to handle this.
>
> I appreciate any suggestions.
>
>
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