Methods, systems, and products for security services

• US 10,347,103 B2
• Filed: 01/26/2018
• Issued: 07/09/2019
• 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): Nguyen, Tai T
• Application Number:
  US15/880,587
• Publication Number:
  US 20180151041A1
• Time in Patent Office: 529 Days
• Field of Search: 340517, 340521, 340531, 340540, 340541, 340628, 3406322
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19697 Arrangements wherein non-video detectors generate an alarm themselves
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 23/00 Alarms responsive to unspecified undesired or abnormal conditions
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/003 Address allocation methods and details
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/004 Alarm propagated along alternative communication path or using alternative communication medium according to a hierarchy of available ways to communicate, e.g. if Wi-Fi not available use GSM
• 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 69/14 Multichannel or multilink protocols

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products notify of alarms in security systems. Sensor data is received from an alarm sensor, and an alarm controller determines an alarm condition. Video data associated with the alarm sensor is retrieved. An alarm message may be sent over a wireless network connection, while the video data may be sent over a wireline broadband connection.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a controller, a message sent via a communications network from an alarm sensor associated with a security system;

determining, by the controller, a sensor identifier specified by the message sent via the communications network from the alarm sensor;

identifying, by the controller, a camera that is electronically associated with the sensor identifier;

retrieving, by the controller, a video data generated by the camera that is electronically associated with the sensor identifier; and

transmitting, by the controller, the video data via a private network to a notification address associated with a device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising retrieving the notification address associated with the device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending the video data as a text message to the notification address associated with the device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending the video data as a short messaging service text message to the notification address associated with the device.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a bandwidth associated with the private network.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising selecting the private network based on the bandwidth.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising wirelessly transmitting the video data via the private network.

8. 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 a message sent via a communications network from an alarm sensor associated with a security system;

determining a sensor identifier specified by the message sent via the communications network from the alarm sensor;

identifying a camera that is electronically associated with the sensor identifier;

retrieving a video data generated by the camera that is electronically associated with the sensor identifier; and

transmitting the video data via a private network to a notification address associated with a device.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving the notification address.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise sending the video data as a text message to the notification address associated with the device.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise sending the video data as a short messaging service text message to the notification address associated with the device.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise determining a bandwidth associated with the private network.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise selecting the private network based on the bandwidth.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise wirelessly transmitting the video data via the private network.

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

receiving a message sent via a wireless local area network from an alarm sensor associated with a security system;

determining a sensor identifier specified by the message sent via the wireless local area network from the alarm sensor;

identifying a camera that is electronically associated with the sensor identifier;

retrieving a video data generated by the camera that is electronically associated with the sensor identifier; and

transmitting the video data via a private network to a notification address associated with a device.

16. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving the notification address.

17. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise sending the video data as a text message to the notification address associated with the device.

18. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise sending the video data as a short messaging service text message to the notification address associated with the device.

19. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise determining a bandwidth associated with the private network.

20. The memory device of claim 19, wherein the operations further comprise selecting the private network based on the bandwidth.