Bid-Spec
1.0 Description
The
remote management software shall be a tool for retrieving and viewing live or
recorded video images from one or more Intellex® Digital Video
Management Systems. These images shall be transmitted over a TCP/IP wide area
network (WAN); local area network (LAN); Internet connections through ISP such
as DSL, cable modem, or wireless; or a non TCP/IP dial up connection via 56K
modems. The product shall be available as a software package to be installed on
a high performance desktop computer, with integrated central processing unit,
keyboard, mouse, Windows® 98, Windows® 2000 or Windows NT®
4.0 operating system and monitor. The desktop computer shall be purchased
separately, according to the specifications in this document.
The
software shall function as a remote retrieval device on a network to which up
one or more Intellex units are connected. The software shall provide status
information on all Intellex units connected to the network. It shall provide
for retrieval of live video, alarm lists and user-selected video segments,
image playback and image enhancement.
The
software shall connect with all Intellex units via dialup and network, and
shall support simultaneous usage of up to 16 Intellex units from the computer
running the software application. The
software shall also provide the ability to sort and organize unlimited number
of Intellex units in folders for easy recalling.
The
software shall provide for storing and managing downloaded video with a GUI
similar to Windows Explorer to sorted within categories. It shall also provide
for master timekeeping for all Intellex and associated software devices on the
network and allow secure access to the Intellex setup menu for system
configuration changes.
The
software shall provide for remote setting search criteria at the Intellex and
downloading and displaying the results of the search.
The
software shall provide ability to adjust the network bandwidth necessary for
retrieval of video, and shall accommodate for other applications to use the
remaining bandwidth. Furthermore, the
software shall indicate the estimated time necessary for downloading of
recorded video, prior to actually downloading the video segment.
The
software shall remotely provide for generating alarms at Intellex units. Furthermore, the software shall provide
notification of alarms when viewing cameras in live mode.
The
software shall provide for selective exporting of video segment incident files
from their proprietary format to AVI format, so that they can be review by
other video players such as Windows Media player and Apple Quick Time player.
2.0 Performance Specifications
The
software shall require a desktop computer which meets the following minimum
requirements: an Intel® Pentium®-based CPU clocked at
233MHz or more (with MMX), 64MB of RAM, one 2GB (minimum) devoted free space on
the hard disk with at least 10MB available for program installation, one 4X
speed internal CD-ROM drive, a monitor with 800 x 600 resolution and capable of
displaying 16-bit color, a 56KB modem, ISDN card, or 10BASE‑T or 100BASE‑TX
network card (match to the network configuration)
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using
the TCP/IP protocol, a video graphics card with 8MB video RAM that supports DirectDraw® for Windows
NT or the operating system used, Microsoft’s Windows 98, Windows 2000 or
Windows NT 4.0 Server or Workstation (Service Pack 4 or higher).
The
software shall include a CD-ROM with the software, a proprietary hardware key
and product documentation. The hardware key shall be installed on the parallel
printer port on the desktop/laptop computer.
Printer
output shall be available through a parallel port on the rear panel. The
hardware key shall provide pass-through for printer data via a DB25-S connector
on the rear of the hardware key.
The software shall be configured so that the on-screen information may be displayed in a local language. This language shall be defined during installation.
Data
entered by an operator, such as a folder name, shall be displayed in the
language used for entering the data. Messages generated by the software device
shall appear in a local language.
The software device shall support a local date format configured in the Windows operating system.
The main screen shall contain the controls and indicators for normal operation as well as access to all other system functions.
· Program menus shall provide
access to functions such as database, category and incident management, display
of video information, display of toolbar and status bar, alarm and video
retrieval, refresh instruments, instrument status, instrument setup, live video
display, time synchronization, display configuration, remote instruments,
communication ports, live camera defaults, image enhancement, status retrieval
and on-line help.
· A toolbar shall provide
easy-to-use, point and select icons that access commonly used functions for
both live video and playback video displays.
· Saved incidents and incident
categories shall be visible in the directory tree on the left side of the main
display. Pop-up menus for administering these incidents and categories shall be
accessible using the right mouse button. Selecting an incident from a category
shall enable the playback screen, functions and toolbar.
· User annotations to
incidents shall be visible and editable in a pane accessed with a left mouse
click to the notes tab when the incident is selected. A pop-up menu for editing
annotations shall be accessible using the right mouse button.
· Intellex instruments
and their cameras that are active on the network shall be visible in the
directory tree on the left-hand side of the display directly below the incident
tree. Pop-up menus for administering these incidents and categories shall be
accessible using the right mouse button. Selecting an instrument shall enable
the status screen, displaying the instruments properties, an enable the live
functions and toolbar.
· A status bar shall provide
information about items over which the mouse pointer is currently positioned.
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· Multiple folders to allow users
to sort and group Intellex units in different folders based on some
hierarchical order.
The software shall provide menu features to manage and maintain the database of stored incidents other than those stored on the Intellex instruments.
· A status bar shall provide
information about items over which the mouse pointer is currently positioned.
· A menu feature shall provide
for creating, renaming and deleting databases.
· A menu feature shall provide
for creating, renaming, deleting and moving incidents within the database.
· A menu feature shall provide
for moving, deleting and renaming incidents.
· A menu feature shall provide
for exiting the program.
The software shall provide menu features that allow the user to display or hide screen items.
· A menu feature shall display
or hide the toolbar.
· A menu feature shall display
or hide the status bar.
· A menu feature and toolbar
button (when the toolbar is displayed) shall display or hide video information
for the currently displayed video segment or incident.
The software shall provide menu features to activate functions of the device.
· A menu feature shall provide
for retrieving alarms by instrument, cameras, time and date.
· A menu feature shall provide
for retrieving video by instrument, camera, time and date.
· A menu feature shall provide
for refreshing communications to those remote instruments listed in the remote
instruments setup list.
· A menu feature shall provide
for retrieving an instrument status when an instrument is selected.
· A menu feature shall provide
for retrieving and changing an instrument's setup when an instrument is
selected.
· A menu feature shall provide
for retrieval and display of live video when an instrument is selected.
The software shall provide menu features to activate search on stored information at Intellex units.
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A
menu feature shall provide for selecting the search mechanism (with or without
filter).
·
A
menu feature shall provide for entering camera number, date, and time for
associated with the search.
· A menu function shall provide for selecting the type of search with filter: light change, boundary crossing, motion detection.
· A menu function shall provide for drawing the area of interest within the scope of the camera.
The software shall provide menu features to configure the device.
· A menu feature shall provide
for master timekeeping for all Intellex instruments and associated software
devices on the network. If any messages are returned, they shall be displayed.
· A menu feature shall allow
the operator to set the display configuration.
· A menu feature shall allow
the operator to access the remote instruments setup list, where instruments can
be added, deleted and edited by their name, IP address, communication ports and
type.
· A menu feature shall provide
for editing the device communication port.
· A menu feature shall provide
for setting the default live camera settings, by image quality and motion
sensitivity.
The software shall provide menu features for information about the program.
· A menu feature shall provide
access to help topics, which define the functions and operation of the program.
· A menu feature shall provide
access to the version of the program.
The software shall communicate with Intellex and associated software devices either over a TCP/IP network- WAN, LAN, Internet; or via dialup.
· The software shall connect
with all Intellex units connected to the network at startup.
· The software shall access
and use of up to 16 Intellex units at a time.
· A status bar shall indicate
the number of Intellex instruments that are available to the over the network.
· The user shall be able to
access the status, setup and video of any Intellex unit on the network at any
time.
· The user shall be able to
list the Intellex instruments and define the communication parameters, including
instrument name IP address, and communication ports.
· The software shall provide
an automatic daily timekeeping function to synchronize the time on all Intellex
and associated software devices on the network.
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The software shall provide for retrieval of live video from any Intellex (V2.1L or higher), instrument active on the network.
· The user shall be able to
select the instrument and display live video in a single window or a widow
divided into 2x2, 3x3 or 4x4 windowpanes.
· The live 2x2, 3x3 or 4x4
windowpanes can display live video from any camera on any instrument that is
active and on the network.
· The user shall be able to
save window and windowpane view configurations by name and access these via
drop down menu.
· Each live windowpane shall
have a popup menu, accessed with a right mouse click, to access the settings
for the pane, including the quality and sensitivity settings.
· Each live windowpane shall display the word ALARM, if an alarm is associated with the view of that camera.
· The user shall be able to generate alarm by right clicking on the live view of any windowpane.
The software shall provide for downloading alarm and video information from connected Intellex units.
· The shall display a time estimate before
downloading any information. The user shall be able to download a segment at
this time, or at a later time or to select a smaller/larger alarm list or video
segment(s).
· The user shall be able to
download a list of alarm events from an Intellex unit, based on camera, and
date/time search and alarm criteria. A list of events that meet the search
criteria will appear.
· The user shall be able to
select and download a video segment from the alarm list.
· The user shall be able to
search for a non-alarm video segment on an Intellex unit, based on camera, date
and time criteria, and then download it.
· The user shall be able to
assign an incident name to the downloaded video segment and create a note for
it (up to 1,024 alphanumeric characters, including spaces).
· The user shall be able to
define the location to which incident(s) will be saved.
· The user shall be able to
download a portion of a video segment and still save it.
The software shall provide for reviewing downloaded video segments.
· The directory tree shall
provide access to saved incidents.
· When an incident is
selected, the first frame of video for that incident shall be displayed in the
image display area to the right of the directory tree.
· During playback, the user
shall be able to control playback direction and speed, and to pause image
playback. The user shall also be able to display the incident full-screen.
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A secondary toolbar shall provide tools to play back a video segment or incident displayed in the image area.
· The mouse shall control
whether video is paused or playing back at a normal rate.
· A slide bar shall control
the direction and speed of the playback. Sliding the bar to the right shall
increase forward playback of video. Sliding the bar to the left shall play back
video in reverse at varying speeds.
· The mouse shall allow the
operator to go to the incident’s first or last frame of video.
· A button shall expand the
image area to fill the display.
· A button shall access a
screen that allows the user to manipulate and enhance a selected frame of video,
using a number of image enhancement tools. The user can enhance, sharpen,
smooth, lighten or change the contrast on the image. Then the image can be
saved to a separate file or a floppy disk and/or printed.
· A toolbar shall provide for exporting portion or all of a video segment to AVI format.
The software shall provide for setting the Network Bandwidth Limiter.
· A menu shall appear for user
to enter the password.
· A menu shall appear to
provide for adjusting the bandwidth.
The software shall maintain the integrity of the original data and video on the Intellex unit.
The software shall be a Sensormatic Network Client™ RDVNC-22 or equivalent.
Quick-Spec
3.0 
Minimum
Performance Specifications
The software must be installed on a desktop computer that meets the following requirements:
CPU:............................................. Intel® Pentium® 200 MHz with MMX
Operating System:.......................... Windows® 98 Windows® 2000 or Microsoft® Windows NT® 4.0 Server or Workstation Service Pack 4 or higher
RAM:............................................ 64MB
Hard Disk:..................................... 2GB (recommended) free space
Other Drives:................................. CD-ROM for software installation
Monitor:......................................... 800 x 600 resolution and capable of displaying 16-bit color (32-bit recommended)
Video Card:................................... 8MB VRAM minimum, DirectDraw® support for Windows NT or the operating system used is recommended
Network Card:............................... Must support 10BASE-T (10Mbps) and/or 100BASE-T (100Mbps) must match network configuration
Dial-up Connection:........................ Analog modem and/or ISDN modem or ISDN card
Miscellaneous:................................ Mouse or other 2-, 3-button, IR or track-ball pointing device. Parallel printer port for software key 104-Key Enhanced keyboard or equivalent