A virtual tower

Author

Wayne, Richard A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Security Eng., Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA

fYear

1997

fDate

15-17 Oct 1997

Firstpage

96

Lastpage

100

Abstract

The Virtual Tower is an operator interface assembled from low-cost commercial-off-the-shelf hardware and software; it enables large amounts of data to be displayed in a virtual manner that provides instant recognition for the operator and increases assessment accuracy in alarm annunciator and control systems. This is accomplished by correlating and fusing the data into a 360-degree visual representation that employs color, auxiliary attributes, video, and directional audio to prompt the operator. The Virtual Tower would be a valuable low-cost enhancement to existing systems

Keywords

alarm systems; graphical user interfaces; safety systems; Virtual Tower; alarm annunciator; control systems; directional audio; intrusion detection system; low-cost enhancement; operator; operator interface; recognition; security systems; visual representation; Data security; Information security; Intrusion detection; Laboratories; Monitoring; National security; Personnel; Poles and towers; Switches; US Department of Energy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Security Technology, 1997. Proceedings. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 31st Annual 1997 International Carnahan Conference on

Conference_Location

Canberra, ACT

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3913-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CCST.1997.626246

Filename

626246