Method, system, radio, device, computer program and sim-card for alarm path monitoring

• US 20060003778A1
• Filed: 02/24/2003
• Published: 01/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Multicom Security AB
• Original Assignee: Multicom Security AB
• Inventors: Salonen, Jarmo, Hogdahl, Johan, Pettersson, Per-Arne, Enblom, Borje
• Application Number:
  US10/506,036
• Publication Number:
  US 20060003778A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/466
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/002 Generating a prealarm to the central station
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 25/08 using communication transmission lines G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 29/06 Monitoring of the line circuits, e.g. signalling of line faults
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/90 Services for handling of emergency or hazardous situations, e.g. earthquake and tsunami warning systems [ETWS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections

Abstract

A method, a system and a SIM-card for monitoring an alarm path between a radio device and an alarm server for alarm path monitoring. The radio device includes a digital processing unit for running a computer program unit for monitoring an alarm path between a radio device and an alarm server. The computer program unit is stored on the module as a computer program code that is readable by a digital processing unit of the radio device, the computer program unit includes coded instructions making it possible for the radio device via the digital processing unit to communicate open path verifications to the alarm server at predetermined time intervals.

Claims

1. Method for monitoring an alarm path between a radio device and an alarm server for alarm path monitoring, the radio device having a subscriber identifying module, SIM-card, and the radio device being capable of receiving and handling an alarm signal from an alarm unit and transmit the alarm signal or an alarm message corresponding to the alarm signal over the alarm path that comprises wireless transmission over a communication connection/link in a system for data and telecommunication, characterised by the step of running a computer program means for monitoring an alarm path between a radio device and an alarm server, the computer program means is stored on the module as a computer program code that is readable by a digital processing unit of the radio device, the computer program means includes coded instructions making it possible for the radio device by means of the digital processing unit performing the step of communicating open path verifications to the alarm server at predetermined time intervals.

2. Method according to claim 1, characterised by the steps that the radio device receives a polling message and by means of the computer program means responds within a predetermined time interval the polling message by sending a response message over the alarm path to the alarm server.

3. Method according to claim 2, characterised by the step that the radio device receives a polling message and by means of the computer program means responds within a predetermined time interval the polling message by sending a SMS over the alarm path to the alarm server.

4. Method according to claim 1, characterised by the step that the radio device by means of the computer program means with a predetermined repetition frequency generates and sends a polling message to the alarm server and within a predetermined time interval receives a response message over the alarm path from the alarm server.

5. Method according to claim 1, characterised by the step that the radio device by means of the computer program means with a predetermined repetition frequency generates and sends a heartbeat message over the alarm path to the alarm server.

6. Method according to claim 5, characterised by the step that the radio device by means of the computer program means with a predetermined repetition frequency generates and sends a SMS including a heartbeat message over the alarm path to the alarm server.

7. Method according to claim 1, characterised by the step of selecting another network for connection if the used network cannot offer a working alarm path.

17. A computer program means for monitoring an alarm path between a radio device and an alarm server for alarm path monitoring, the means being directly loadable into the internal memory storage of a digital processing unit within the radio device, characterized in that the means comprises the software code elements for performing the steps of claim 1.

18. A computer program means that it is stored on a computer usable medium, comprising readable program for causing a digital processing unit in a radio device to control an execution of the steps of claim 1.

19. The computer program means according to claim 18, characterised in that the computer usable medium is a subscriber identification module (SIM).

8. System for monitoring an alarm path between a radio device and an alarm server for alarm path monitoring, the radio device having a subscriber identifying module, a SIM-card or corresponding, and the radio device being capable of handling an alarm signal from an alarm unit and transmit the alarm signal or an alarm message corresponding to the alarm signal over the alarm path that comprises wireless transmission over a communication connection/link in a system for data and telecommunication, characterised in that the radio device comprises a digital processing unit for running a computer program means for monitoring an alarm path between a radio device and an alarm server stored on the module as a computer program code and readable by the digital processing unit, the computer program means includes coded instructions making it possible for the radio device by means of the digital processing unit to communicate open path verifications to the alarm server at predetermined time intervals.

9. System according to claim 8, characterised in that the processing unit of the radio device by means of a computer program means comprises means for receiving a polling message, means for generating an open path verification in form of a response message, or acknowledgement, within a predetermined time interval to the polling message and means for sending the path verification over the alarm path to the alarm server.

10. System according to claim 8, characterised in that the computer program means comprises means for generating with a predetermined repetition frequency an open path verification in form of an polling message, means for sending the polling message to the alarm server.

11. System according to claim 9, characterised in that the polling message and response message are transmitted as SMS.

12. System according to claim 8, characterised in that the computer program means comprises means for generating a heartbeat message and the radio device comprises means for sending the heartbeat message with a predetermined repetition frequency over the alarm path to the alarm server.

13. System according to claim 12, characterised in that the computer program means comprises means for generating a SMS including a heartbeat message and the radio device comprises means for sending the SMS including the heartbeat message with a predetermined repetition frequency over the alarm path to the alarm server.

14. System according to claim 8, characterised by means for selecting another network for connection, if the used network cannot offer a working alarm path.

15. System according to claim 8, characterised by the system comprises an alarm receiving centre, and the alarm server is applied to send an alarm path failure message/warning to the alarm server.

16. Radio device having a subscriber identifying module, so called SIM-card, and the radio device is capable of handling an alarm signal from an alarm unit and transmit the alarm signal or an alarm message corresponding to the alarm signal over the alarm path that comprises wireless transmission over a communication connection/link in a system for data and telecommunication, characterised in that the radio device comprises a computer program means stored on the module as a computer program code and readable by a digital processing unit of the radio device, the means includes coded instructions making it possible for the radio device by means of the digital processing unit to communicate with the alarm server at predetermined time intervals.

20. A SIM-card, a subscriber identifying module, for monitoring an alarm path between a radio device and an alarm server for alarm path monitoring, the radio device being capable of receiving and handling an alarm signal from an alarm unit and transmit the alarm signal or an alarm message corresponding to the alarm signal over the alarm path that comprises wireless transmission over a communication connection/link in a system for data and telecommunication, characterised in that the SIM-card comprises computer program means for monitoring an alarm path between a radio device and an alarm server stored on the module as a computer program code that is readable by a digital processing unit of the radio device and interacting with the digital processing unit, the computer program means comprises coded instructions making it possible for the radio device by means of the digital processing unit to perform the step of communicating open path verifications to the alarm server at predetermined time intervals.

21. A SIM-card according to claim 20, characterised in that the computer program means comprises coded instructions making it possible for the radio device by means of the digital processing unit to perform the step of receiving a polling message and by means of the computer program means responding within a predetermined time interval the polling message by sending a response message over the alarm path to the alarm server.

22. A SIM-card according to claim 21, characterised in that the computer program means comprises coded instructions making it possible for the radio device by means of the digital processing unit to perform the step of receiving a polling message and by means of the computer program means receiving a polling message and by means of the computer program means responding within a predetermined time interval the polling message by sending a SMS over the alarm path to the alarm server.

23. A SIM-card according to claim 20, characterised in that the computer program means comprises coded instructions making it possible for the radio device by means of the digital processing unit to perform the step of generating and sending with a predetermined repetition frequency a polling message to the alarm server and within a predetermined time interval receiving a response message over the alarm path from the alarm server.

24. A SIM-card according to claim 20, characterised in that the computer program means comprises coded instructions making it possible for the radio device by means of the digital processing unit to perform the step of generating and sending with a predetermined repetition frequency a heartbeat message over the alarm path to the alarm server.

25. A SIM-card according to claim 24, characterised in that the computer program means comprises coded instructions making it possible for the radio device by means of the digital processing unit to perform the step of generating and sending with a predetermined repetition frequency an SMS including a heartbeat message over the alarm path to the alarm server.

26. A SIM-card according to claim 20, characterised in that the computer program means comprises coded instructions making it possible for the radio device by means of the digital processing unit to perform the step of selecting another network for connection if the used network cannot offer a working alarm path.