QR-Patrol PRO is a real-time guard tour management system based on a mobile app and a cloud platform, integrating IoT technologies such as beacons & wearables and Push-to-Talk functionality. The system is primarily applicable to physical security companies and to companies and organizations that would like to supervise their premises, equipment or staff as well as to companies that employ lone workers.
A guard tour patrol system is a system for logging the rounds of employees in a variety of situations, such as security guards patrolling a property or technicians monitoring climate-controlled environments. Most of these systems are based on handheld data loggers and RFID sensors and provide a mean to record the time when the employee reaches certain points on their tour. While offline systems can detect problems only in retrospect, they still remain the most widely used systems worldwide due to their simplicity.
The last 4-5 years a new generation of guard tour verification systems has appeared, based on mobile applications installed on worker’s smartphone and cloud technology. Instead of using dedicated devices the worker can use a smartphone to prove - in real time - his/her presence at a specific checkpoint. These online systems utilize the power and the increasing possibilities of modern smartphones and offer much more features and flexibility.
QR-Patrol PRO is the evolution of the commercially available QR-Patrol and is the first Guard Tour Patrol System that integrates IoT technologies to automate routine procedures followed by security guards, provide accurate location data (even in places without GPS coverage) and detect man-down events. QR-Patrol PRO also integrates Push-to-Talk functionality to provide secure group communication between the security guards and their company.
QR-Patrol PRO consists of two main subsystems:
• A mobile application, used by the security guards, to certify that they executed the patrol correctly and have reached all the predetermined checkpoints at the time set, as well as to send incidents reports or SOS alerts.
• A cloud application used by the operators in the monitoring center and through which they can obtain complete management of the employees, patrols, schedules, incident reports etc.
One of the most essential tasks a guard has to make is to prove that has reached a certain checkpoint. This is done either manually by scanning a QR-Code label or an NFC tag or automatically with the use of beacons. Beacons are small wireless transmitters that can be detected by a mobile phone, via Bluetooth. QR-Patrol PRO is processing the data received from beacons and can calculate with high precision the position of the employee (even in spaces where there is no GPS coverage). Use of beacons makes the scanning procedure much more intuitive, easier and faster, thus increasing productivity and what matters even more, safety as the worker can now concentrate on her job rather than focusing on operating the smartphone.
Another IoT technology that is integrated is the support of wearable sensors. QR-Patrol PRO can process the signals of a wearable sensor and detect if the person, who wears it, fell (man-down detection).
