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Chris Kibler, Quinn Calvert, and Mike Duong
Contents
StatementsProblem Justification
Statistics Existing Approaches and Technology
Market ResearchPreliminary Timeline of TasksTasks UndertakenProject Path
Statements
Problem Statement“According to the annual report by the Boise City Police in 2007, 92% of all burglaries go unsolved throughout the residential U.S. in the past four years. This low identification rate has been due to conventional security system's lack of a tagging method, that is, a way of marking the intruder.”
Statement of Purpose:“Develop a tagging system to mark intruders that is viable for use across the Residential United States.”
Problem Justification
Statistics 2,800,000 break-ins occur in the United States per year
(1990-2010) 1-in-5 chance of being broken into per house Only 25% of Urban break-ins are solved Only 30% of Suburban break-ins are solved Only 41% of Rural break-ins are solved Only 45% of the nation’s burglaries occur in the South 30% of homes have commercial security systems Higher risk of burglaries between 8 P.M. and 3 A.M.
Problem Justification (Cont.)Existing Approaches
Commercialised Security Systems (ADT, First Alert) Surveillance Cameras Implementation of various Biometrics Basic reinforced locks, doors, and glass
Existing Technology Passive Infrared Motion Detector
Monitors temperatures across sectors Surveillance Camera
Records video and feeds it back to central command Magnetic Contact Sensors
Signal when the contact is broken Glass Break Sensors
Sensors that analyse frequencies for breakage of glass
Market ResearchStrengths and Weaknesses of competitionUnderstanding of this allows for a stronger,
competitive productContacting of various field “Experts”For in-depth information of field, and pro-tips
Identification of Users and BuyersKnowing who to gear our product towards
Survey of PopulaceAllows insight into the consumer
Market Research (Cont.)Generic Security Providers (ADT, FirstAlert, etc...)
Simple, appeals to common homeowner Rather effective at deterrence Costly; subscription service Does little to identify Widespread “standardization” allows for tampering
Surveillance network (Lorex, Honeywell, etc...) One-time purchase (no subscription) Localized service minimizes risk of tampering Very passive – person has to determine a crime Localized service means disabling the system is easier
Market Research (Cont.)Biometrics
Fastest and most accurate of identification methods
Employs a wide variety of methods: DNA, Fingerprint, Retina, Teeth, Bones, Gait, Voice
frequency, behaviour...
Very, very costlyRequires pre-loaded database of templates
ExpertsSome experts we have located in the area of security
are: Federal Bureau of Investigation Biometric Center of
Excellence Transport Security Administration Sentry Safe
Contact of these organizations yielded little: Auto-responses with links to more information
Users and Buyers Stiff competition from existing Security System giants Common people purchase said giants' services Many successful companies (Honeywell) sell to the giants
Users: Residence Owner
Buyers: Commercial Security System Provider
Time-line of Tasks
Tasks Undertaken Identification and Justification of Problem
Too many robberies go unsolved Lack of active tagging method No real solution to this aspect of “tagging”
Research into market Users and Buyers identified, but subject to change Competition identified Related technology identified
Creation of general time-lineCreation of Team Website for file/idea sharing
Project PathPending task: Survey of general populaceWill need to contact more experts with useful
feedbackCreate a design Identify the Math, Science, Engineering, and
Technological concepts utilizedCreate prototype, testing each individual component
during assemblyAfter solution is created, find a marketing planPresentation of solution and justification for marketing
Questions and/or Comments?