Distributed monitoring for a video security system
First Claim
1. A security system for providing security monitoring, comprising:
- a security gateway located at a designated premises, wherein the security gateway is operable to detect an alarm condition and to record video of at least a portion of the premises relating to the alarm condition, said video hereinafter referred to the Alarm Video;
a security system server operatively coupled to the security gateway, wherein the security gateway is configured to transfer to the security system server a notification of the alarm condition and the corresponding Alarm Video to the security system server in substantially real time;
a plurality of monitoring clients operatively coupled to the security system server;
wherein the security system server is configured to transfer the notification of the alarm condition and the Alarm Video to one or more of the plurality of monitoring clients, referred to as designated monitoring clients, based upon a predefined set of one or more rules; and
wherein said designated monitoring clients are configured to display at least a portion of the Alarm Video and the Associated User Data, and wherein said designated monitoring clients are configured to notify the security system server whether the notification of the alarm condition corresponds to an actual alarm condition.
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Abstract
A system and method for distributed monitoring and remote verification of conditions surrounding an alarm condition in a security system. A security gateway detects alarm conditions at a premises and records video relating to the alarm condition. The security gateway transmits an alarm notification and the video across a network to a security system server in substantially real time. The security system server relays information to one or more distributed monitoring clients using rules-based routines for verification of the alarm condition. An operator at a monitoring client determines whether the alarm condition represents an actual alarm event and activates an appropriate response.
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19 Claims
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1. A security system for providing security monitoring, comprising:
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a security gateway located at a designated premises, wherein the security gateway is operable to detect an alarm condition and to record video of at least a portion of the premises relating to the alarm condition, said video hereinafter referred to the Alarm Video;
a security system server operatively coupled to the security gateway, wherein the security gateway is configured to transfer to the security system server a notification of the alarm condition and the corresponding Alarm Video to the security system server in substantially real time;
a plurality of monitoring clients operatively coupled to the security system server;
wherein the security system server is configured to transfer the notification of the alarm condition and the Alarm Video to one or more of the plurality of monitoring clients, referred to as designated monitoring clients, based upon a predefined set of one or more rules; and
wherein said designated monitoring clients are configured to display at least a portion of the Alarm Video and the Associated User Data, and wherein said designated monitoring clients are configured to notify the security system server whether the notification of the alarm condition corresponds to an actual alarm condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for providing monitoring in a security system comprising a security system server operatively coupled to a plurality of monitoring clients, wherein at least one of the plurality of monitoring clients is located at a location apart from the other of the plurality of monitoring clients, comprising the steps of:
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the security system server receiving notification of an alarm condition and video corresponding to the alarm condition, referred to as Alarm Video;
the security system routing the notification of the alarm condition and the Alarm Video to one or more monitoring clients, referred to as designated monitoring clients, based upon a predefined set of rules;
the designated monitoring clients displaying the notification of the alarm condition and Alarm Video;
the respective operator at each of the designated monitoring clients determining whether the notification of the alarm condition corresponds to an actual alarm condition; and
notifying the security system of the operator'"'"'s determination. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A security system for providing security monitoring, comprising:
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a plurality of security gateways, each located at a designated premises, wherein each security gateway is operable to detect an alarm condition and to record video of at least a portion of the respective premises relating to the alarm condition, said video hereinafter referred to the Alarm Video;
a plurality of security systems servers, each security systems server operatively coupled to at least some of the plurality of security gateways such that each of the plurality of the security gateways is operatively coupled to at least one of the plurality of security systems servers, wherein each security gateway is configured to transfer to the one or more security system servers to which said security gateway is operably coupled, a notification of the alarm condition and the corresponding Alarm Video in substantially real time;
a plurality of monitoring clients operatively coupled to the plurality of security system servers;
wherein the security system servers are configured to transfer the received notification of the alarm condition and the Alarm Video to one or more of the plurality of monitoring clients, referred to as designated monitoring clients, based upon a predefined set of one or more rules; and
wherein said designated monitoring clients are configured to display at least a portion of the Alarm Video and the Associated User Data, and wherein said designated monitoring clients are configured to notify the security system server whether the notification of the alarm condition corresponds to an actual alarm condition. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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