Method and system for configurable security and surveillance systems

Abstract

A method and system for a configurable security and surveillance system are provided. A configurable security and surveillance system may comprise at least one programmable sensor agent and/or at least one programmable content analysis agent. A plurality of processing features may be offered by the configurable security and surveillance system by programming configurable hardware devices in the programmable sensor agents and/or the programmable content analysis agents via a system manager. Device programming files may be utilized to program the configurable hardware devices. The device programming files may be encrypted and decryption keys may be requested to enable the programming of different processing features into the programmable sensor agents and/or the programmable content analysis agents. The device programming files and/or the decryption keys may be received via a network transfer and/or via a machine-readable media from an e-commerce vendor.

1 . A method for configuring installed security systems, the method comprising: 
 receiving, by at a least one configurable device in an installed security system, at least one device programming file; and    programming said at least one configurable device based on said received at least one device programming file.    
   
   
       2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein said installed security system is in operation.  
   
   
       3 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising decrypting at least one encrypted device programming file based on at least one decryption key to generate said at least one device programming file.  
   
   
       4 . The method according to  claim 3 , further comprising receiving said at least one decryption key via a network transfer.  
   
   
       5 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising receiving said at least one device programming file via a network transfer.  
   
   
       6 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising verifying said programming of said at least one configurable device.  
   
   
       7 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising storing programming information regarding said programmed at least one configurable device in a portion of said installed security system.  
   
   
       8 . A machine-readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code for configuring installed security systems, the at least one code section being executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform steps comprising: 
 receiving, by at a least one configurable device in an installed security system, at least one device programming file; and    programming said at least one configurable device based on said received at least one device programming file.    
   
   
       9 . The machine-readable storage according to  claim 8 , wherein said installed security system is in operation.  
   
   
       10 . The machine-readable storage according to  claim 8  further comprising code for decrypting at least one encrypted device programming file based on at least one decryption key to generate said at least one device programming file.  
   
   
       11 . The machine-readable storage according to  claim 10 , further comprising code for receiving said at least one decryption key via a network transfer.  
   
   
       12 . The machine-readable storage according to  claim 8 , further comprising code for receiving said at least one device programming file via a network transfer.  
   
   
       13 . The machine-readable storage according to  claim 8 , further comprising code for verifying said programming of said at least one configurable device.  
   
   
       14 . The machine-readable storage according to  claim 8 , further comprising storing programming information regarding said programmed at least one configurable device in a portion of said installed security system.  
   
   
       15 . A system for configuring sensoring systems, the method comprising: 
 at a least one configurable device in an installed security system that receives at least one device programming file; and    a system manager that programs said at least one configurable device based on said received at least one device programming file.    
   
   
       16 . The system according to  claim 15 , wherein said installed security system is in operation.  
   
   
       17 . The system according to  claim 15 , wherein said system manager decrypts at least one encrypted device programming file based on at least one decryption key to generate said at least one device programming file.  
   
   
       18 . The system according to  claim 17 , wherein said system manager receives said at least one decryption key via a network transfer.  
   
   
       19 . The system according to  claim 15 , wherein said system manager receives said at least one device programming file via a network transfer.  
   
   
       20 . The system according to  claim 15 , wherein said system manager verifies said programming of said at least one configurable device.  
   
   
       21 . The system according to  claim 15 , wherein a storage device stores programming information regarding said programmed at least one configurable device in a portion of said installed security system.  
   
   
       22 . The system according to  claim 15 , wherein a programmable sensor agent comprises at least one of said at least one configurable device.  
   
   
       23 . The system according to  claim 15 , wherein a programmable content analysis agent comprises at least one of said at least one configurable device.