Viakoo Awarded US Patent for Validating Retention Times of Surveillance Data

  • Dec 20, 2016

Viakoo announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued its U.S. Patent No. 9,456,190. The patent covers methods for independently calculating the actual time period of retention for an individual video data stream on a recording system. Viakoo has implemented this patent in its products to automatically detect, track, and validate Video Retention Compliance (VRC) as a key performance metric.

 

The automation replaces methods currently being used which rely on manual processes, simple checks of time stamps on oldest files, or assertions from the video management software on when it thinks it deleted data. These methods are subject to significant error and are unable to detect tampering.

 

“This patent confirms Viakoo’s position as an innovation leader in the physical security industry,” said Bud Broomhead, Chief Executive Officer, Viakoo. “The patent has broad, fundamental claims that we believe are important for automating critical physical security requirements that today are manual, time consuming, and error prone. We intend to continue to build value from our intellectual property through our products and physical security industry relationships.”

 

Many organizations that use video systems are required by regulations, industry standards, or internal compliance standards to retain video evidence for a period of time (typically 30 to 90 days). Auditors for industry standards such as PCI, HIPAA/HiTRUST, NIST, FedRAMP, and others are now required to confirm that an organization is systematically retaining video data for the required retention period in order to achieve compliance certification. By virtue of Viakoo’s patent in this area, Viakoo’s products are the only automated approach independently proving retention compliance.

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