Security system linked to the internet
First Claim
1. A security network, comprising:
- a security system having;
a microprocessor;
an alarm module coupled to the microprocessor; and
a plurality of remote sensors to sense alarm conditions and to transmit alarm signals to the alarm module, one of the plurality of remote sensors transmitting an alarm signal to the alarm module if an alarm condition sensed; and
a server communicatively coupled to the microprocessor via a computer network, the server receiving and storing an electronic message for a user, the microprocessor triggering a communication to the server if the alarm module receives the alarm signal from one of the remote sensors, the server transmitting the electronic message to the security system in response to the communication.
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Abstract
A security network includes a security system having an alarm module coupled to a computer. The computer is coupled to a computer network. The alarm module can communicate to the computer network using the communication hardware and software of the computer. The computer network includes a security company server coupled to a security company and the Internet. This links the security system to the Internet and allows individuals to externally access the security system via the Internet. The security system also includes a plurality of remote sensors/transmitters to sense an alarm condition and to transmit wireless signals to the alarm module indicative of the alarm condition. When an alarm condition exists, the security system transmits an alarm signal to the security company server, and the security company server transmits e-mail or other information to the security system in response to the alarm signal. The status of the security system and alarm conditions can be monitored via the Internet.
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33 Claims
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1. A security network, comprising:
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a security system having;
a microprocessor;
an alarm module coupled to the microprocessor; and
a plurality of remote sensors to sense alarm conditions and to transmit alarm signals to the alarm module, one of the plurality of remote sensors transmitting an alarm signal to the alarm module if an alarm condition sensed; and
a server communicatively coupled to the microprocessor via a computer network, the server receiving and storing an electronic message for a user, the microprocessor triggering a communication to the server if the alarm module receives the alarm signal from one of the remote sensors, the server transmitting the electronic message to the security system in response to the communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A security network, comprising:
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a security system having a microprocessor;
an alarm module coupled to the microprocessor; and
a keyboard coupled to the microprocessor;
the keyboard operable to enter alarm information associated with operation of the security system; and
a server communicatively coupled to the microprocessor, the server having a network connection to allow a user to remotely access the security system. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A server in a computer network communicatively coupled to security system having an alarm module, the server comprising a computer-readable medium whose contents cause the server to:
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receive and store an electronic message for a user;
transmit the electronic message to the security system in response to receiving a communication from the security system indicative of an alarm condition;
transmit an alarm signal to a security service in response to receiving the communication, the alarm signal indicative of the alarm condition; and
allow a user to remotely access information associated with the security system via the computer network. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. An security alarm module coupleable to a microprocessor, the alarm module comprising:
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a receiver to receive an alarm signal;
an interface to the microprocessor; and
a computer-readable medium whose contents allow the alarm module to communicate with the microprocessor through the interface, the alarm module sending a signal to the microprocessor if the alarm signal is received, the alarm module receiving computer network communications through the interface in response to transmitting the signal. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of providing a security system communicatively coupled to a computer network, the method comprising:
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coupling an alarm module to a microprocessor;
receiving at the alarm module alarm signals indicative of an alarm condition;
sending a communication to a server in the computer network in response to the alarm condition;
receiving and storing an electronic message for a user at a server; and
transmitting the electronic message from the server to the security system in response to the communication. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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