Chris Kibler, Quinn Calvert, and Mike Duong

Contents Market Research Statements Problem Justification Statistics Existing Approaches and Technology Market Research Preliminary Timeline of Tasks Tasks Undertaken Project Path

Statements Problem Statement Statement of Purpose: “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 Commercialized 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 analyze frequencies for breakage of glass

Market Research 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 Biometrics Fastest and most accurate of identification methods Employs a wide variety of methods: DNA, Fingerprint, Retina, Teeth, Bones, Gait, Voice frequency, behavior... Costly Requires pre-loaded database of templates

Experts Some 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-line Creation of Team Website for file/idea sharing

Project Path Pending task: Survey of general populace Will need to contact more experts with useful feedback Create a design Identify the Math, Science, Engineering, and Technological concepts utilized Create prototype, testing each individual component during assembly After solution is created, find a marketing plan Presentation of solution and justification for marketing

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