Geo-location services
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1. A method for geo-location services, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a control panel of an alarm system, incident information via a backend of a security monitor system, wherein the incident information is in relation to a first set of incidents occurring in a community that is outside of an area associated with the alarm system but within a predetermined geographic area of a subscribed service, wherein the incident information of the first set of incidents is sortable by at least one pre-configured parameter value of the subscribed service, after the first set of incidents have occurred, wherein the alarm system is associated with a home automation system, and wherein both the alarm system and the home automation system are positioned within the predetermined geographic area;
receiving, at the control panel, additional incident information in relation to a second set of incidents occurring at one or more other geographic areas via the backend of the security monitor system, wherein the one or more other geographic areas are distinct from all geographic areas and boundaries included in the predetermined geographic area and distinct from all geographic areas and boundaries configured, by the subscribed service, to include the predetermined geographic area, and wherein the additional incident information of the one or more other geographic areas is in relation to the second set of incidents and sortable by the at least one pre-configured parameter value of the subscribed service, after the second set of incidents have occurred;
tracking, by a first module of the control panel, a list comprising at least the first set of incidents and the second set of incidents based at least in part on the received incident information and the additional incident information; and
providing, by a second module of the control panel, a notification, the notification comprising a first set of information or statistics for at least a portion of the first set of incidents and a second set of information or statistics for at least a portion of the second set of incidents, and wherein the notification is adapted to the first set of information or statistics and the second set of information or statistics and a current state of the control panel, the current state comprising at least notification rules associated with the current content displayed at the control patent at the notification.
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Abstract
A method for geo-location services is described. In one embodiment, the method includes tracking incidents that occur within a predetermined geographic area in relation to a subscription service, upon receiving a request for a list of incidents in relation to the predetermined geographic area, generating a notification comprising the requested list of incidents, and sending the notification to one or more subscribers within the predetermined geographic area.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for geo-location services, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a control panel of an alarm system, incident information via a backend of a security monitor system, wherein the incident information is in relation to a first set of incidents occurring in a community that is outside of an area associated with the alarm system but within a predetermined geographic area of a subscribed service, wherein the incident information of the first set of incidents is sortable by at least one pre-configured parameter value of the subscribed service, after the first set of incidents have occurred, wherein the alarm system is associated with a home automation system, and wherein both the alarm system and the home automation system are positioned within the predetermined geographic area; receiving, at the control panel, additional incident information in relation to a second set of incidents occurring at one or more other geographic areas via the backend of the security monitor system, wherein the one or more other geographic areas are distinct from all geographic areas and boundaries included in the predetermined geographic area and distinct from all geographic areas and boundaries configured, by the subscribed service, to include the predetermined geographic area, and wherein the additional incident information of the one or more other geographic areas is in relation to the second set of incidents and sortable by the at least one pre-configured parameter value of the subscribed service, after the second set of incidents have occurred; tracking, by a first module of the control panel, a list comprising at least the first set of incidents and the second set of incidents based at least in part on the received incident information and the additional incident information; and providing, by a second module of the control panel, a notification, the notification comprising a first set of information or statistics for at least a portion of the first set of incidents and a second set of information or statistics for at least a portion of the second set of incidents, and wherein the notification is adapted to the first set of information or statistics and the second set of information or statistics and a current state of the control panel, the current state comprising at least notification rules associated with the current content displayed at the control patent at the notification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 15)
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7. A computing device configured for geo-location services, comprising:
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a processor; memory in electronic communication with the processor, wherein the memory stores computer executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to; receive, at the computing device of an alarm system, incident information via a backend of a security monitor system, wherein the incident information is in relation to a first set of incidents occurring in a community that is outside of an area associated with the alarm system but within a predetermined geographic area of a subscribed service, wherein the incident information of the first set of incidents is sortable by at least one pre-configured parameter value of the subscribed service, after the first set of incidents have occurred, wherein the alarm system is associated with a home automation system, and wherein both the alarm system and the home automation system are positioned within the predetermined geographic area; receive, at the computing device, additional incident information in relation to a second set of incidents occurring at one or more other geographic areas via the backend of the security monitor system, wherein the one or more other geographic areas are distinct from all geographic areas and boundaries included in the predetermined geographic area and distinct from all geographic areas and boundaries configured, by the subscribed service, to include the predetermined geographic area, and wherein the additional incident information of the one or more other geographic areas is in relation to the second set of incidents and sortable by the at least one pre-configured parameter value of the subscribed service, after the second set of incidents have occurred; track, by a first module of the control panel, a list comprising at least the first set of incidents and the second set of incidents based at least in part on the received incident information and the additional incident information; and provide, by a second module of the control panel, a notification, the notification comprising a first set of information or statistics for at least a portion of the first set of incidents and a second set of information or statistics for at least a portion of the second set of incidents, and wherein the notification is adapted to the first set of information or statistics and the second set of information or statistics and a current state of the control panel, the current state comprising at least notification rules associated with the current content displayed at the control patent at the notification. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions that when executed by a processor of a control panel, cause the processor to perform the steps of:
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receiving, at the control panel of an alarm system, incident information via a backend of a security monitor system, wherein the incident information is in relation to a first set of incidents occurring in a community that is outside of an area associate with the alarm system but within a predetermined geographic area of a subscribed service, wherein the incident information of the first set of incidents is sortable by at least one pre-configured parameter value of the subscribed service, after the first set of incidents have occurred, wherein the alarm system is associated with a home automation system, and wherein both the alarm system and the home automation system are positioned within the predetermined geographic area; receiving, at the control panel, additional incident information in relation to a second set of incidents occurring at one or more other geographic areas via the backend of the security monitor system, wherein the one or more other geographic areas are distinct from all geographic areas and boundaries included in the predetermined geographic area and distinct from all geographic areas and boundaries configured, by the subscribed service, to include the predetermined geographic area, and wherein the additional incident information of the one or more other geographic areas is in relation to incidents sortable by the at least one pre-configured parameter value of the subscribed service, after the second set of incidents have occurred; tracking, by a first module of the control panel, a list comprising at least the first set of incidents and the second set of incidents based at least in part on the received incident information and the additional incident information; and providing, by a second module of the control panel, a notification, the notification comprising a first set of information or statistics for at least a portion of the first set of incidents and a second set of information or statistics for at least a portion of the second set of incidents, and wherein the notification is adapted to the first set of information or statistics and the second set of information or statistics and a current state of the control panel, the current state comprising at least notification rules associated with the current content displayed at the control patent at the notification. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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