Abstract:
Business rules may be defined for camera placement in a video surveillance system, such as a system monitoring an airport. The business rules may be logical rules having an if-then format. For example, the if portion of the business rule may include a category, a surveillance area, and a business case for a proposed location. The then portion of the business rule may specify a recommendation to install an additional security camera in the video surveillance system at the proposed location. The recommendation may be calculated using a spreadsheet. The business rules provide justification for recommending a new camera placement and provide sound reasoning to assist in decision making when considering new camera locations in a video surveillance system.

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
       [0001]    The instant disclosure relates to business rules. More specifically, the disclosure relates to an application for determining placement of additional cameras. 
       BACKGROUND 
       [0002]    Designing video surveillance systems involves several parties, each a stakeholder in the video surveillance system. Each stakeholder may have different perspectives on the needs of the video surveillance system. For example, law enforcement officers may desire an abundance of cameras in the video surveillance system, whereas budget managers may have a difficult time justifying the expense for an abundance of cameras in the video surveillance system. Thus, there is a need for a systematic process of determining where to place cameras in a video surveillance system. 
       SUMMARY 
       [0003]    According to one embodiment, a method includes receiving a category for a rule. The method also includes receiving a surveillance area for the rule. The method further includes receiving a business case for the rule. The method also includes recommending an outcome for the rule when conditions involving the category, the surveillance area, and the business case are met. 
         [0004]    According to another embodiment, an apparatus includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, in which the processor is configured to receive a category for a rule. The processor is also configured to receive a surveillance area for the rule. The processor is further configured to receive a business case for the rule. The processor is also configured to recommend an outcome for the rule when conditions involving the category, the surveillance area, and the business case are met. 
         [0005]    According to yet another embodiment, a computer program product includes a computer-readable medium having code to receive a category for a rule. The medium also includes code to receive a surveillance area for the rule. The medium further includes code to receive a business case for the rule. The medium also includes code to recommend an outcome for the rule when conditions involving the category, the surveillance area, and the business case are met. 
         [0006]    The foregoing has outlined rather broadly the features and technical advantages of the present invention in order that the detailed description of the invention that follows may be better understood. Additional features and advantages of the invention will be described hereinafter which form the subject of the claims of the invention. It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the conception and specific embodiment disclosed may be readily utilized as a basis for modifying or designing other structures for carrying out the same purposes of the present invention. It should also be realized by those skilled in the art that such equivalent constructions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims. The novel features which are believed to be characteristic of the invention, both as to its organization and method of operation, together with further objects and advantages will be better understood from the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying figures. It is to be expressly understood, however, that each of the figures is provided for the purpose of illustration and description only and is not intended as a definition of the limits of the present invention. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0007]    For a more complete understanding of the disclosed system and methods, reference is now made to the following descriptions taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. 
           [0008]      FIG. 1  is a block diagram illustrating an information system according to one embodiment of the disclosure. 
           [0009]      FIG. 2  is block diagram illustrating a data management system configured to store business rules according to one embodiment of the disclosure. 
           [0010]      FIG. 3  is a block diagram illustrating a server according to one embodiment of the disclosure. 
           [0011]      FIG. 4  is a flow chart illustrating a method of determining placement of a camera in a video surveillance system according to one embodiment of the disclosure. 
           [0012]      FIG. 5  is a example screen shot of a spreadsheet for recommending additional locations for security cameras according to one embodiment. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0013]      FIG. 1  illustrates one embodiment of a system  100  for an information system. The system  100  may include a server  102 , a data storage device  106 , a network  108 , and a user interface device  110 . In a further embodiment, the system  100  may include a storage controller  104 , or storage server configured to manage data communications between the data storage device  106 , and the server  102  or other components in communication with the network  108 . In an alternative embodiment, the storage controller  104  may be coupled to the network  108 . 
         [0014]    In one embodiment, the user interface device  110  is referred to broadly and is intended to encompass a suitable processor-based device such as a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA) or table computer, a smartphone or other a mobile communication device or organizer device having access to the network  108 . In a further embodiment, the user interface device  110  may access the Internet or other wide area or local area network to access a web application or web service hosted by the server  102  and provide a user interface for enabling a user to enter or receive information. 
         [0015]    The network  108  may facilitate communications of data between the server  102  and the user interface device  110 . The network  108  may include any type of communications network including, but not limited to, a direct PC-to-PC connection, a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), a modem-to-modem connection, the Internet, a combination of the above, or any other communications network now known or later developed within the networking arts which permits two or more computers to communicate, one with another. 
         [0016]    In one embodiment, the server  102  is configured to store business rules and calculate recommendations based on the business rules. Additionally, spreadsheets for calculating recommendations on the server  102  may access data stored in the data storage device  106  via a Storage Area Network (SAN) connection, a LAN, a data bus, or the like. The data storage device  106  may include a hard disk, including hard disks arranged in an Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) array, a tape storage drive comprising a magnetic tape data storage device, an optical storage device, or the like. The data may be arranged in a database and accessible through Structured Query Language (SQL) queries, or other data base query languages or operations. 
         [0017]      FIG. 2  illustrates one embodiment of a data management system  200  configured to provide data access for session beans. In one embodiment, the data management system  200  may include a server  102 . The server  102  may be coupled to a data-bus  202 . In one embodiment, the data management system  200  may also include a first data storage device  204 , a second data storage device  206 , and/or a third data storage device  208 . In further embodiments, the data management system  200  may include additional data storage devices (not shown). In such an embodiment, each data storage device  204 ,  206 ,  208  may each host a separate database that may, in conjunction with the other databases, contain redundant data. Alternatively, the storage devices  204 ,  206 ,  208  may be arranged in a RAID configuration for storing a database or databases through may contain redundant data. 
         [0018]    In one embodiment, the server  102  may submit a query to selected data from the storage devices  204 ,  206 . The server  102  may store consolidated data sets in a consolidated data storage device  210 . In such an embodiment, the server  102  may refer back to the consolidated data storage device  210  to obtain a set of data elements for a business rule at the request of a spreadsheet. Alternatively, the server  102  may query each of the data storage devices  204 ,  206 ,  208  independently or in a distributed query to obtain the set of data elements. In another alternative embodiment, multiple databases may be stored on a single consolidated data storage device  210 . 
         [0019]    In various embodiments, the server  102  may communicate with the data storage devices  204 ,  206 ,  208  over the data-bus  202 . The data-bus  202  may comprise a SAN, a LAN, or the like. The communication infrastructure may include Ethernet, Fibre-Chanel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL), Small Computer System Interface (SCSI), Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA), Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA), and/or other similar data communication schemes associated with data storage and communication. For example, the server  102  may communicate indirectly with the data storage devices  204 ,  206 ,  208 ,  210 ; the server  102  first communicating with a storage server or the storage controller  104 . 
         [0020]    The server  102  may include modules for interfacing with the data storage devices  204 ,  206 ,  208 ,  210 , interfacing a network  108 , interfacing with a user through the user interface device  110 , and the like. In a further embodiment, the server  102  may host an engine, application plug-in, or application programming interface (API). 
         [0021]      FIG. 3  illustrates a computer system  300  adapted according to certain embodiments of the server  102  and/or the user interface device  110 . The central processing unit (“CPU”)  302  is coupled to the system bus  304 . The CPU  302  may be a general purpose CPU or microprocessor, graphics processing unit (“GPU”), microcontroller, or the like. The present embodiments are not restricted by the architecture of the CPU  302  so long as the CPU  302 , whether directly or indirectly, supports the modules and operations as described herein. The CPU  302  may execute the various logical instructions according to the present embodiments. 
         [0022]    The computer system  300  also may include random access memory (RAM)  308 , which may be SRAM, DRAM, SDRAM, or the like. The computer system  300  may utilize RAM  308  to store the various data structures used by a software application such as business rules. The computer system  300  may also include read only memory (ROM)  306  which may be PROM, EPROM, EEPROM, optical storage, or the like. The ROM may store configuration information for booting the computer system  300 . The RAM  308  and the ROM  306  hold user and system data. 
         [0023]    The computer system  300  may also include an input/output (I/O) adapter  310 , a communications adapter  314 , a user interface adapter  316 , and a display adapter  322 . The I/O adapter  310  and/or the user interface adapter  316  may, in certain embodiments, enable a user to interact with the computer system  300 . In a further embodiment, the display adapter  322  may display a graphical user interface associated with a software or web-based application. For example, the display adapter  322  may display menus allowing an administrator to input proposed camera locations on the server  102  through the user interface adapter  316 . 
         [0024]    The I/O adapter  310  may connect one or more storage devices  312 , such as one or more of a hard drive, a compact disk (CD) drive, a floppy disk drive, and a tape drive, to the computer system  300 . The communications adapter  314  may be adapted to couple the computer system  300  to the network  108 , which may be one or more of a LAN, WAN, and/or the Internet. The user interface adapter  316  couples user input devices, such as a keyboard  320  and a pointing device  318 , to the computer system  300 . The display adapter  322  may be driven by the CPU  302  to control the display on the display device  324 . 
         [0025]    The applications of the present disclosure are not limited to the architecture of computer system  300 . Rather the computer system  300  is provided as an example of one type of computing device that may be adapted to perform the functions of a server  102  and/or the user interface device  110 . For example, any suitable processor-based device may be utilized including without limitation, including personal data assistants (PDAs), tablet computers, smartphones, computer game consoles, and multi-processor servers. Moreover, the systems and methods of the present disclosure may be implemented on application specific integrated circuits (ASIC), very large scale integrated (VLSI) circuits, or other circuitry. In fact, persons of ordinary skill in the art may utilize any number of suitable structures capable of executing logical operations according to the described embodiments. 
         [0026]      FIG. 4  is a flow chart illustrating a method of determining placement of a camera in a video surveillance system according to one embodiment of the disclosure. A method  400  begins at block  402  with receiving a category for a rule. The category may be, for example, whether the camera is an interior camera or an exterior camera. At block  404  a surveillance area for the rule is received. The surveillance area may be, for example, a terminal, a public road/parking, external entities, air operations area, access doors, public safety, passenger international entry zone, TSA screening area, TSA exit lane, ticketing, baggage area, gate area, hold area, vehicle traffic—public area, vehicle traffic—non-public area, critical asset, fixed vehicle checkpoint, parking lot, parking garage parking area, parking garage exit lane, terminal exterior, cargo area, leasehold area, commercial freight area, full length of runway, airport perimeter and camera redundancy. At block  406  a business case is received for the rule. According to one embodiment, the business cases are specific to surveillance areas. The tables below describe possible business cases for different surveillance areas. 
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                 TABLE 1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 BUSINESS CASES FOR THE TERMINAL 
               
               
                 SURVEILLANCE AREA. 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                 Passenger 
                 area in which international passengers enter 
               
               
                 International 
                 the airport facility and United States 
               
               
                 Entry Zone 
                 territory for the first time from their 
               
               
                   
                 foreign destination 
               
               
                 Elevated Body 
                 monitoring for passengers whose body 
               
               
                 Temperature 
                 temperatures indicate a high fever 
               
               
                 Ticketing Area 
                 where passengers check into airlines for 
               
               
                   
                 their flight 
               
               
                 Baggage 
                 exit point for passengers to obtain baggage 
               
               
                 Area 
                 from their flights 
               
               
                 Gate Area 
                 where passengers await flight boarding 
               
               
                 Hold Area 
                 secure areas where passengers are segregated 
               
               
                   
                 for investigative purposes 
               
               
                 Critical Asset 
                 assets of critical importance or high value 
               
               
                 Screening Station 
                 passenger examination area 
               
               
                 Redundant Coverage 
                 camera serves as a backup to a primary 
               
               
                 on Primary Camera 
                 camera 
               
               
                 Failure 
               
               
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
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                 TABLE 2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 BUSINESS CASES FOR THE PUBLIC ROADS/PARKING 
               
               
                 SURVEILLANCE AREA. 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 Vehicle 
                 perimeter roads and public areas of vehicular 
               
               
                   
                 Traffic 
                 traffic (for violations, against flow of traffic, 
               
               
                   
                   
                 accidents, unattended vehicles, congestion) 
               
               
                   
                 Vehicle 
                 the floating police vehicle inspection areas 
               
               
                   
                 Checkpoint 
               
               
                   
                 Parking Lot 
                 parking lots for airport passengers and employees 
               
               
                   
                   
                 (for violations, accidents) 
               
               
                   
                 Parking 
                 where parking lot users park their vehicles (for 
               
               
                   
                 Garage - 
                 violations, against flow of traffic, accidents) 
               
               
                   
                 Parking 
               
               
                   
                 Area 
               
               
                   
                 Parking 
                 where passengers pay the parking fee and exit the 
               
               
                   
                 Exit Lane 
                 airport parking area (lot or garage) (for 
               
               
                   
                   
                 violations, against flow of traffic, accidents, 
               
               
                   
                   
                 congestion) 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
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                 TABLE 3 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 BUSINESS CASES FOR THE EXTERNAL 
               
               
                 ENTITIES SURVEILLANCE AREA. 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                 TSA Screening 
                 where the TSA screens passengers entering 
               
               
                 Area 
                 the sterile area of the airport from the 
               
               
                   
                 public side 
               
               
                 TSA Exit Lane 
                 where passengers exit the sterile area and 
               
               
                   
                 enter the public area 
               
               
                 Airline/Commercial/ 
                 real estate belonging to an external 
               
               
                 CBP/TSA Property 
                 agency/entity 
               
               
                 Redundant Coverage 
                 camera serves as a backup to a primary 
               
               
                 on Primary Camera 
                 camera 
               
               
                 Failure 
               
               
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
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                 TABLE 4 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 BUSINESS CASES FOR THE AIR OPERATIONS 
               
               
                 AREA SURVEILLANCE AREA. 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                 Vehicle Traffic 
                 vehicles inside the secure, operational area 
               
               
                   
                 of the airport 
               
               
                 Critical Asset 
                 assets of critical importance or high value 
               
               
                 Cargo Area 
                 cargo entering or exiting commercial 
               
               
                   
                 passenger airplanes 
               
               
                 Commercial Freight 
                 cargo entering or exiting commercial 
               
               
                 Area 
                 freight airplanes 
               
               
                 Leasehold Area 
                 where airlines lease gate areas and park 
               
               
                   
                 aircraft for passenger loading 
               
               
                 Full Length of 
                 entry and exit point for aircraft takeoff 
               
               
                 Runway 
                 and landing 
               
               
                 Airplane Approach 
                 airplanes preparing to land on an airport 
               
               
                   
                 runway 
               
               
                 Terminal Exterior 
                 exterior portions of the airport physical 
               
               
                   
                 structure 
               
               
                 Airport perimeter 
                 outer boundary of the airport 
               
               
                 Redundant Coverage 
                 camera serves as a backup to a primary 
               
               
                 on Primary Camera 
                 camera 
               
               
                 Failure 
               
               
                 Maintain efficient 
                 camera monitoring airfield area for orderly 
               
               
                 Airport operations 
                 movement of airplanes and service vehicles 
               
               
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
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                 TABLE 5 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 BUSINESS CASES FOR THE ACCESS 
               
               
                 DOORS SURVEILLANCE AREA. 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                 Redundant coverage 
                 camera serves as a backup to a primary 
               
               
                 on Primary Camera 
                 camera 
               
               
                 Failure 
               
               
                 Minimize disruption to 
                 camera monitoring entry or exit through 
               
               
                 Airport operations 
                 access door connecting public and secure 
               
               
                   
                 area for authorized and unauthorized 
               
               
                   
                 movement 
               
               
                 Minimize disruption to 
                 camera monitoring entry or exit through 
               
               
                 Airport operations 
                 access door connecting public and secure 
               
               
                   
                 area for authorized and unauthorized 
               
               
                   
                 movement 
               
               
                 Minimize disruption to 
                 camera monitoring entry or exit through 
               
               
                 Airport operations 
                 access door connecting sterile and 
               
               
                   
                 secure area for authorized and 
               
               
                   
                 unauthorized movement 
               
               
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
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                 TABLE 6 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 BUSINESS CASES FOR THE PUBLIC 
               
               
                 SAFETY SURVEILLANCE AREA. 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                 Maintain efficient 
                 camera monitoring area for crowd 
               
               
                 Airport operations 
                 congestion 
               
               
                 Minimize disruption to 
                 camera monitoring area for unusual 
               
               
                 Airport operations 
                 disturbance 
               
               
                 Minimize disruption to 
                 camera monitoring area for medical 
               
               
                 Airport operations 
                 emergency 
               
               
                 Minimize disruption to 
                 camera monitoring area for criminal 
               
               
                 Airport operations 
                 activity 
               
               
                 Return Airport to 
                 camera monitoring area for unusual crowd 
               
               
                 normal state of 
                 movement 
               
               
                 operations 
               
               
                 Return Airport to 
                 camera monitoring area for presence of 
               
               
                 normal state of 
                 unauthorized person 
               
               
                 operations 
               
               
                 Return Airport to 
                 camera monitoring area for presence of 
               
               
                 normal state of 
                 unauthorized vehicle 
               
               
                 operations 
               
               
                 Minimize disruption to 
                 camera provides two-way audio 
               
               
                 Airport operations 
                 communication between camera location 
               
               
                   
                 and emergency operations center 
               
               
                 Crisis management 
                 camera facilitates aid and response of 
               
               
                   
                 emergency personnel during an incident 
               
               
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
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                 TABLE 7 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 BUSINESS CASES FOR THE PASSENGER INTERNATIONAL 
               
               
                 ENTRY ZONE SURVEILLANCE AREA. 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 Minimize disruption to 
                 camera monitoring international arrivals 
               
               
                   
                 Airport operations 
                 for elevated body temperature and 
               
               
                   
                   
                 potential presence of contagion 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
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                 TABLE 8 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 BUSINESS CASES FOR THE TSA SCREENING 
               
               
                 AREA SURVEILLANCE AREA. 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 Minimize disruption to 
                 camera monitoring TSA screening area 
               
               
                   
                 Airport operations 
                 for orderly movement 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
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                 TABLE 9 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 BUSINESS CASES FOR THE TSA EXIT 
               
               
                 LANE SURVEILLANCE AREA. 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 Minimize disruption to 
                 camera monitoring TSA exit lanes for 
               
               
                   
                 Airport operations 
                 orderly movement 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
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                 TABLE 10 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 BUSINESS CASES FOR THE TICKETING 
               
               
                 SURVEILLANCE AREA. 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 Maintain efficient 
                 camera monitoring area for line congestion 
               
               
                   
                 Airport operations 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
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                 TABLE 11 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 BUSINESS CASES FOR THE BAGGAGE 
               
               
                 AREA SURVEILLANCE AREA. 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                 Maintain efficient 
                 camera monitoring area for unclaimed baggage 
               
               
                 Airport operations 
               
               
                 Maintain efficient 
                 camera monitoring interstitial area for 
               
               
                 Airport operations 
                 normal operations 
               
               
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
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                 TABLE 12 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 BUSINESS CASES FOR THE GATE 
               
               
                 AREA SURVEILLANCE AREA. 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 Minimize disruption to 
                 camera monitoring gate area for normal 
               
               
                   
                 Airport operations 
                 activity 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
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                 TABLE 13 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 BUSINESS CASES FOR THE HOLD 
               
               
                 AREA SURVEILLANCE AREA. 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 Minimize disruption to 
                 camera monitoring hold area 
               
               
                   
                 Airport operations 
                 for normal activity 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
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                 TABLE 14 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 BUSINESS CASES FOR THE VEHICLE TRAFFIC 
               
               
                 PUBLIC AREA SURVEILLANCE AREA. 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                 Return Airport to 
                 camera monitoring for unattended vehicle 
               
               
                 normal state of 
               
               
                 operations 
               
               
                 Return Airport to 
                 camera monitoring for vehicle accident 
               
               
                 normal state of 
               
               
                 operations 
               
               
                 Maintain efficient 
                 camera monitoring for traffic congestion 
               
               
                 Airport operations 
               
               
                 Minimize disruption to 
                 camera monitoring for vehicle traveling 
               
               
                 Airport operations 
                 against flow of traffic 
               
               
                 Minimize disruption to 
                 camera monitoring for vehicle committing 
               
               
                 Airport operations 
                 traffic violation 
               
               
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
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                 TABLE 15 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 BUSINESS CASES FOR THE VEHICLE TRAFFIC 
               
               
                 NON-PUBLIC AREA SURVEILLANCE AREA. 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                 Return Airport to 
                 camera monitoring for unattended vehicle 
               
               
                 normal state of 
               
               
                 operations 
               
               
                 Return Airport to 
                 camera monitoring for vehicle accident 
               
               
                 normal state of 
               
               
                 operations 
               
               
                 Maintain efficient 
                 camera monitoring for traffic congestion 
               
               
                 Airport operations 
               
               
                 Minimize disruption to 
                 camera monitoring for vehicle traveling 
               
               
                 Airport operations 
                 against flow of traffic 
               
               
                 Minimize disruption to 
                 camera monitoring for vehicle committing 
               
               
                 Airport operations 
                 traffic violation 
               
               
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
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                 TABLE 16 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 BUSINESS CASES FOR THE CRITICAL 
               
               
                 ASSET SURVEILLANCE AREA. 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 Minimize disruption to 
                 camera monitoring 
               
               
                   
                 Airport operations 
                 critical asset 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
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                 TABLE 17 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 BUSINESS CASES FOR THE FIXED VEHICLE CHECKPOINT. 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 Minimize disruption to 
                 camera monitoring police 
               
               
                   
                 Airport operations 
                 vehicle check point. 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
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                 TABLE 18 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 BUSINESS CASES FOR THE PARKING 
               
               
                 LOT SURVEILLANCE AREA. 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 Minimize disruption to 
                 camera monitoring parking lot for 
               
               
                   
                 Airport operations 
                 orderly movement and parking 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
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                 TABLE 19 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 BUSINESS CASES FOR THE PARKING GARAGE 
               
               
                 PARKING AREA SURVEILLANCE AREA. 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 Minimize disruption to 
                 camera monitoring parking garage for 
               
               
                   
                 Airport operations 
                 orderly movement and parking 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
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                 TABLE 20 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 BUSINESS CASES FOR THE PARKING GARAGE 
               
               
                 EXIT LANE SURVEILLANCE AREA. 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                 Minimize disruption to 
                 camera monitoring vehicle exiting parking 
               
               
                 Airport operations 
                 lot for orderly movement. 
               
               
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
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                 TABLE 21 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 BUSINESS CASES FOR THE TERMINAL 
               
               
                 EXTERIOR SURVEILLANCE AREA. 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 Minimize disruption to 
                 camera monitoring terminal exterior 
               
               
                   
                 Airport operations 
                 for events 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
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                 TABLE 22 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 BUSINESS CASES FOR THE CARGO 
               
               
                 AREA SURVEILLANCE AREA. 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 Minimize disruption to 
                 camera monitoring cargo area for 
               
               
                   
                 Airport operations 
                 orderly movement 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
         [0000]    
       
         
               
             
               
               
               
             
           
               
                 TABLE 23 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 BUSINESS CASES FOR THE LEASEHOLD 
               
               
                 AREA SURVEILLANCE AREA. 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 Maintain efficient 
                 camera monitoring leasehold area 
               
               
                   
                 Airport operations 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
         [0000]    
       
         
               
             
               
               
               
             
           
               
                 TABLE 24 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 BUSINESS CASES FOR THE COMMERCIAL 
               
               
                 FREIGHT AREA SURVEILLANCE AREA. 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 Minimize disruption to 
                 camera monitoring commercial freight 
               
               
                   
                 Airport operations 
                 area for orderly movement 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
         [0000]    
       
         
               
             
               
               
             
           
               
                 TABLE 25 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 BUSINESS CASES FOR THE FULL LENGTH 
               
               
                 OF RUNWAY SURVEILLANCE AREA. 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                 Minimize disruption to 
                 camera observing incoming and outgoing 
               
               
                 Airport operations 
                 airplanes for abnormal activity or 
               
               
                   
                 condition 
               
               
                 Maintain efficient 
                 camera observing traffic conditions 
               
               
                 Airport operations 
                 on tarmac 
               
               
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
         [0000]    
       
         
               
             
               
               
               
             
           
               
                 TABLE 26 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 BUSINESS CASES FOR THE AIRPORT 
               
               
                 PERIMETER SURVEILLANCE AREA. 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 Return Airport to 
                 camera observing airport perimeter 
               
               
                   
                 normal state of 
                 for unauthorized access 
               
               
                   
                 operations 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
         [0000]    
       
         
               
             
               
               
               
             
           
               
                 TABLE 27 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 BUSINESS CASES FOR THE CAMERA 
               
               
                 REDUNDANCY SURVEILLANCE AREA. 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 Return Airport to 
                 camera provides redundant coverage for 
               
               
                   
                 normal state of 
                 out of service primary camera 
               
               
                   
                 operations 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
         [0027]    Referring back to  FIG. 4 , at block  408  an outcome is defined for the rule when conditions including the category, surveillance area, and the business case are met. For example, an outcome may be the placement or no placement of an additional security camera in a video surveillance system at the location defined by the category, surveillance area, and business case. According to one embodiment, the rule may be a logical rule such as an if-then statement. One example of a logical rule is: if (interior) and (access door) and (links public to sterile) then (install fixed camera on entry side and install fixed camera on exit side). In general, a logical rule may be constructed as: if (interior or exterior) and (operational area(s)) and (business case(s) applied) then (camera required). Additional examples of airport business rules include: 
         [0028]    if (interior) and (terminal) and (monitors incoming passengers for elevated body temperature) then (install fixed camera to monitor for incoming passengers for elevated body temperature; 
         [0029]    if (exterior) and (public roads and parking) and (monitors for traffic violation) then (install fixed/PTZ camera to monitor for traffic variation); and if (interior) and (external entities) and (monitors TSA screening area) then (install fixed camera to monitor persons in TSA screening area). 
         [0030]    According to another embodiment, the rule may be a best practices rule. One example of a best practices rule is: In the terminal baggage claim area place: (two fixed IP cameras at each carousel X number of carousels)=total number of cameras. 
         [0031]    Business rules such as best practices rules and logical rules may be implemented in a spreadsheet with Boolean values. The spreadsheet may apply business cases against camera locations to identify recommendations for placement of additional cameras in a video surveillance system. An example of a spreadsheet for recommending additional security cameras is illustrated in  FIG. 5 .  FIG. 5  is a example screen shot of a spreadsheet for recommending additional locations for security cameras according to one embodiment. A spreadsheet  500  includes a column  506  describing a proposed camera location and a column  508  describing a category for the proposed camera location. The spreadsheet  500  also includes columns  510  for business cases corresponding to a first surveillance area and columns  520  for business cases corresponding to a second surveillance area. Each proposed camera location occupies a row of the spreadsheet  500 . For example, row  530  includes a proposed camera at exit booth  69 . The columns  510  and  520  for the row  530  may be filled with Boolean values indicating whether a business case for a surveillance area is met by the proposed camera location. For example, a ‘1’ may indicate the business case is satisfied, and a ‘0’ may indicate the business case is not satisfied. 
         [0032]    A recommendation column  540  displays whether a recommendation for a camera exists at the proposed location in each row of the spreadsheet  500 . The column  540  of the row  530  may include a business rule for making the recommendation such as one of the if-then statements described above. According to one embodiment, the recommendation to install an additional security camera at the proposed location of each row of the spreadsheet  500  may be based, in part, on whether there is at least one identified business case within the surveillance area. 
         [0033]    Proposing locations for additional security cameras in a video surveillance system and identifying business rules applicable to the proposed locations resolves the conflict between stakeholders in selecting locations for additional security cameras. That is, the business rule determines whether there is justification for placing an additional security camera at the proposed location. Although as discussed above each proposed camera location is tested against one business rule, there may be multiple business rules assigned to a proposed camera location. 
         [0034]    Although the present disclosure and its advantages have been described in detail, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure as defined by the appended claims. Moreover, the scope of the present application is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments of the process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, means, methods and steps described in the specification. As one of ordinary skill in the art will readily appreciate from the present invention, disclosure, machines, manufacture, compositions of matter, means, methods, or steps, presently existing or later to be developed that perform substantially the same function or achieve substantially the same result as the corresponding embodiments described herein may be utilized according to the present disclosure. Accordingly, the appended claims are intended to include within their scope such processes, machines, manufacture, compositions of matter, means, methods, or steps.