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?