Methods, systems, and products for security services

• US 10,262,523 B2
• Filed: 06/07/2016
• Issued: 04/16/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Hicks, III, John Alson
• Primary Examiner(s): Jangbahadur, Lakeram
• Application Number:
  US15/175,169
• Publication Number:
  US 20160284205A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,043 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/001 Alarm cancelling procedures or alarm forwarding decisions, e.g. based on absence of alarm confirmation
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/003 Address allocation methods and details
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/007 Details of data content structure of message packets; data protocols
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/10 using wireless transmission systems G08B25/009 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/66 Arrangements for connecting between networks having differing types of switching systems, e.g. gateways
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/22 Parsing or analysis of headers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/16 Communication-related supplementary services, e.g. call-transfer or call-hold
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/11 Allocation or use of connection identifiers

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products notify of alarms associated with security systems. An alarm is detected by an alarm controller, and an alarm message is sent to notify of the alarm. The alarm message identifies a unique network address assigned to the alarm controller. The alarm controller then receives a Voice-over Internet Protocol call to the unique network address to verify the alarm.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by an alarm controller, an output generated by a sensor associated with a security system;

determining, by the alarm controller, an alarm condition based on the output generated by the sensor associated with the security system;

retrieving, by the alarm controller, an access point name that identifies a cellular network;

identifying, by the alarm controller, a remote notification address based on the access point name that identifies the cellular network;

establishing, by the alarm controller, a cellular connection via the cellular network to a base station; and

sending, by the alarm controller, an alarm message via the cellular connection to the remote notification address based on the access point name, the alarm message notifying of the alarm condition based on the output generated by the sensor, and the alarm message identifying an address assigned to the alarm controller in a header of a packet.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a call to confirm the alarm condition.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising wirelessly communicating with the base station.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising querying for video data captured prior to the determining of the alarm condition.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising querying for video data captured after the determining of the alarm condition.

6. A system, comprising:

a hardware processor; and

a memory device, the memory device storing code, the code when executed causing the hardware processor to perform operations, the operations comprising;

receiving an output generated by a sensor associated with a security system;

determining an alarm condition based on the output generated by the sensor associated with the security system;

retrieving an access point name that identifies a cellular network;

identifying a remote notification address based on the access point name that identifies the cellular network;

establishing a cellular connection via the cellular network to a base station; and

sending an alarm message to the remote notification address via the cellular network, the alarm message notifying of the alarm condition, and the alarm message identifying an address in a header of a packet, the address assigned to the alarm controller.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the operations further comprise receiving a call to confirm the alarm condition.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the operations further comprise wirelessly communicating with the base station.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein the operations further comprise querying for video data captured prior to the determining of the alarm condition.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein the operations further comprise querying for video data captured after the determining of the alarm condition.

11. A memory device storing code which when executed causes a hardware processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving an output generated by a sensor associated with a security system;

determining an alarm condition based on the output generated by the sensor associated with the security system;

retrieving an access point name that identifies a cellular network;

identifying a remote notification address based on the access point name that identifies the cellular network;

establishing a cellular connection via the cellular network to a base station; and

sending an alarm message to the remote notification address via the cellular network, the alarm message notifying of the alarm condition, and the alarm message having a packet header that identifies an address assigned to the alarm controller.

12. The memory device of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise receiving a call to confirm the alarm condition.

13. The memory device of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise wirelessly communicating with the base station.

14. The memory device of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise querying for video data captured prior to the determining of the alarm condition.