UAJK

Project Title:

House Security System

Submitted by:
Introduction

I have proposed to implement a House Security System, by making this software you will be
able to detect every person entering your house. Basically it can be used for security purpose and
help you monitor people coming in and out of your home; when no one is at home. It requires the
use of a camera, which will do the monitoring, which in turn has connection with the computer,
template matching is done by the computer, if the template does not match with the original one
then send message to your mobile about unknown entry.
Although many such house securing systems have been implemented and work very well but the
draw back is that it requires the use of expensive devices or equipments to implement all that and
this practice is more common in western countries but with countries like our i.e. Pakistan which
are underdeveloped and considered to be third world countries who have minimum resources
they can’t afford to install such kind of devices for their homes, but with the passage of time
countries like ours trends change and it has been seen that due to the increase number of internet
and mobile users awareness has been built. So this approach can be beneficial to build and
implement a security system which requires the use of inexpensive devices in combination with
some programmed code to handle the functionality.

Objectives of the project

Main objectives of the proposed systems include:

 Monitor your house when no one is at home.
 To detect unknown person entering your house
 Through template matching recognition will be done
 Informing your mobile about the action taken
 Requires the use of inexpensive devices

Technology to be used

 Dot net platform

o C#.net
o Vb.net
 Java toolkit

Platform:
Intel Pentium IV with Windows XP Operating System

Hardware Requirement:

 Pentium IV
 Web cam
 Mobile phone

Features and functionality of the proposed system

The proposed system requires the use of simple devices or equipments like a personal computer,
web camera/digital camera (one or two which depends upon the situation) and last but not least
two mobile phones. Basic architecture of the system is that a mobile phone is attached to the PC
via Bluetooth and a camera that does the monitoring i.e. extracts frames and compares it with the
reference frame to detect any change. On encountering any change it formulates a message a
send it to the attached mobile informing any unknown activity, after receiving the interrupt this
attached mobile will send an SMS to the remote mobile i.e. to the user informing that someone
has entered the house.

Possible areas of application

This project can be used for security purpose which is not only restricted for homes but can be
easily implemented for various organization, offices, grocery shop or general stores etc.

Limitations and constraints

A main limitation of the system is that the software will not handle the situation if the electric
power supply is turned off, in which case the functionality of the system will fail.

Testing and completion criteria

Once the project is assumed to be complete it can be tested to check its functionality by making a
fake scenario like it actually installed in a real home i.e. a comparison will be made among the
reference frame which is actually the security area we wish to monitor and the current frame that
is extracted from the camera if any change occurs it will perform its required functionality i.e.
real time testing is performed, if all turns out well then it can be actually implemented for the
house or offices etc.