All weirdness aside, this is a pretty good example of phone based security integration working.
This guy was noticing food missing and other oddities over the course of a year. So - he installed a security camera and had timed images sent to his phone. (I've also seen set-ups where motion will trigger the sending of a still or clip).
They found a homeless women living in his closet.
I think this kind of integration is perfect for small business owners, homeowners and for keeping an eye on valuable items/spaces. Of course, if it's not set up correctly there is a lot of headache involved.
You've got to make sure that clear images are being captured and sent - so the basic rules of security camera placement apply. There should also be some kind of on-board buffering or recording available.
On a larger scale, this kind of thing should be tied into access control and dvr/nvr systems. There are lots of deployments where there's only one officer on shift for the entire site (high-rise offices, etc). If they are not at the desk, they loose a lot of the tools the access control and video systems offer. At best, I've seen the systems send text messages to the officer on a moblie phone - but imagine if a still or clip was sent as well?
I'm looking forward to when highspeed connections over smartphones allow for just clicking a link on the alarm message to go to the live feed.
Via: Engadget / ixplora
This guy was noticing food missing and other oddities over the course of a year. So - he installed a security camera and had timed images sent to his phone. (I've also seen set-ups where motion will trigger the sending of a still or clip).
They found a homeless women living in his closet.
I think this kind of integration is perfect for small business owners, homeowners and for keeping an eye on valuable items/spaces. Of course, if it's not set up correctly there is a lot of headache involved.
You've got to make sure that clear images are being captured and sent - so the basic rules of security camera placement apply. There should also be some kind of on-board buffering or recording available.
On a larger scale, this kind of thing should be tied into access control and dvr/nvr systems. There are lots of deployments where there's only one officer on shift for the entire site (high-rise offices, etc). If they are not at the desk, they loose a lot of the tools the access control and video systems offer. At best, I've seen the systems send text messages to the officer on a moblie phone - but imagine if a still or clip was sent as well?
I'm looking forward to when highspeed connections over smartphones allow for just clicking a link on the alarm message to go to the live feed.
Via: Engadget / ixplora
