What makes AcuSeek AI-enabled text search on Hik-Connect 6 smart and secure?
If you want to check last night’s front door activity or find a specific event from weeks ago, Hik-Connect’s AcuSeek text search feature makes it simple and extremely quick. Just type or speak what you want, and the system does the rest—whether you’re an individual user in Personal Mode or part of a team in Team Mode. Best of all, this powerful feature runs on a secure cloud-based platform that keeps your data safe and private.
Let’s break down how it works and why you can trust it.
When you type a natural search request like, “Show me the front door last night,” here’s what happens:
1. Your request travels safely to an intelligent AI Agent running on secure AWS cloud servers.
2. The AI Agent interprets your intent and extracts key details such as time, location, and camera information.
3. Only the processed search parameters are sent to your local NVR device.
4. Your NVR then performs the actual video matching on-premises, keeping your footage exactly where it belongs.
5. The system encrypts any matched video clips before transmitting them directly back to you on Hik-Connect 6.
This architecture ensures that you benefit from powerful AI-driven search capabilities while maintaining complete control over your video content.
For businesses and larger installations, Team Mode offers three specialized search capabilities that adapt to different organizational needs.
If you only mention a time or date, instead of searching a particular object, the system searches an index (a kind of “video event catalog”) stored securely in Elastichsearch (an open-source, distributed search and analytics engine built for speed, scale, and AI applications), to quickly locate clips from specific timeframes without exposing the actual footage.
If your search mentions a particular object (like a person or item),it works just like Personal Mode—sending search criteria to the device to find matching footage.
When you include details about people or vehicles, the system can identify matching content using secure cloud-based indexes—even if your NVR doesn’t have AcuSeek enabled. This feature requires compatible devices that support person and vehicle detection.
All your video data stays protected, and only the thumbnails and clips that you must see reach your device securely.
Security isn’t an afterthought—it’s built into Hik-Connect’s design. The platform implements multiple layers of protection that work together to safeguard your information throughout every interaction.
Regional data transmission ensures that all requests and video streaming between users, devices, and services remain within your designated cloud service region, minimizing exposure risks while improving both privacy and performance. Each user gets a unique ID, so your data remains entirely separate from others. No one else can access your information.
Also, your search queries and videos are encrypted during transmission, while communications between devices and cloud servers employ TLS cryptographic protocol (the same secure protocol banks use). Your IoT devices, including cameras and NVRs, connect to the cloud securely, ensuring nobody can intercept or tamper with the video data.
These comprehensive security measures aren’t just promises—they’re documented and validated in Hikvision’s official Cloud-Based Platform Security White Paper, demonstrating Hikvision’s commitment to maintaining security standards while delivering innovative features that enhance your security management experience.
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